Social Media and Privacy
359 questions
Is the wife considered divorced if the husband reactivates an old, almost abandoned Instagram account, given that they had agreed the wife would be considered divorced if the husband created a new account on any social media platform?
Is it permissible to correspond with men via social media for work (online), provided that the conversation is limited to the exchange of information and documents related to the work only, and is completely free from any violation of religious principles, and without any meetings?
What is the ruling on creating a group on social media to read parts of the Quran with a specific intention, and is that considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the ruling on using a silhouette of a woman revealing her adornments as a profile picture on social media?
Is the virtue of seeking knowledge attained by one who hears it from trustworthy scholars via social media and television?
Is it obligatory to prevent the intermingling of men and women in a social media application that randomly gathers three to five people to discuss specific or user-chosen topics?
Is selling high-quality natural products from "Forever Living" company via social media platforms in several countries, knowing that the products are delivered by company representatives and the seller receives a known percentage of the profit, without participating in the multi-level marketing system that relies on convincing people to register and earn a percentage of their profits, permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)?
Is it permissible to disbelieve any news from any source on the Internet, on the grounds that it is merely statements and opinions without tangible proof?
Is it permissible to work as a virtual women's hairdresser and post pictures of hairstyles on Instagram to attract customers?
Is one who uses social media applications – such as Facebook, Imo, WhatsApp, Skype, any messaging app, or any media app [such as] mp3 or mp4 – in a manner that is impermissible, sinful? And is earning profit through them permissible?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a fiancée's insistence on adding non-mahram men on Facebook, despite her fiancé's refusal and his presentation of fatwas that prohibit such actions, and is the fiancé entitled to annul the engagement because of this?
Are not the questions sent by petitioners to scholars and disseminated through social media considered ongoing charities for which the petitioners are rewarded?
What is the Sharīʿah ruling concerning a wife who repeatedly commits marital infidelity via social media, then stipulates an independent residence far from her husband's family after her infidelity is discovered? And does she have the right to refuse to travel with her husband to his country? And is the husband obligated to provide her with an independent residence in her home country?
Is it permissible for me to keep the phone numbers of my female university colleagues on my phone, which allows me to see their statuses that may include their pictures, knowing that I try to lower my gaze, and this is for the necessity of communication related to university work? Is that considered forbidden? And is there any advice for girls who publish their pictures?
Is it permissible to sell photographs taken from public pages on social media websites?
Is it permissible to marry a young man whom a girl met online and who proposed to her, given that her father has agreed to consult you?
Is constantly checking who is online and offline on social media platforms considered espionage?
Is network marketing, which requires paying a sum of money for a product, introducing two people upon registration, and promoting goods via social media for a fixed amount from which the price of the commodity is deducted, permissible (halal), even if the commodity is of good quality and beneficial? And does the ruling differ if the profit is limited to the effort of promotion without bringing in additional people to increase the profit?
Is it permissible for an employee to use the institution's internet for personal purposes in exchange for a fee, knowing that this use may include browsing social media websites?
Is it permissible for a suitor to add his fiancée on Facebook so that he may see what she posts, and vice versa, for the purpose of understanding the other's thoughts, knowing that they will not communicate through it?
Is it permissible to use a social media site invented by a Jew with the aim of learning and spreading what draws one closer to Allah and to know the news, while fearing that they may fund the killing of Muslims, and does the ruling of boycotting purchases from countries that use their money to kill Muslims apply to it?
What is the ruling on publishing the question "I performed tayammum with water, with water, with water" – which is considered a prank – on social media? And does that fall within the scope of ridiculing religion?
Is a male student who studies at a mixed-gender university sinful if he answers academic questions posed by female students in social media groups dedicated to their major, or if he offers them advice regarding the best university specializations, doing so out of a desire to cooperate in studying within a mixed-gender environment which some scholars consider forbidden?
Is it permissible to publish a daily Quranic portion consisting of 5 pages in groups via social media to remind people and encourage them to read the Quran?