General Guidelines for Internet Users

[Ur_Sista_Muna]

Salaam every1 I saw this article in islamway.com n thought to share it with all my sisters n brothers internet users.

 

First: When a Muslim hears the call for prayer, he should rise up to the remembrance of Allah and not let anything take him away from answering that call. The Lord SWT said: In houses that Allah ordered to be built and His name to be mentioned in them mornings and nights, men who are not diverted by trade or selling from the Remembrance of Allah, pray, give alms, fear a day where hearts and eyesight’s are diverted in all directions. (24:36-37)

 

Second: The Internet is a way for communication that is considered a double-edged weapon. When it provides benefit, it becomes a gift. And when it provides evil, it becomes a disgrace. Muslim should use the good side of this facility to serve his religion and life, rather than its evil side that corrupts his religion and life.

Third: It’s very important for internet users to protect their eyes from falling on prohibited scenes. The prohibited scene is considered Satan’s arrow, his weapon that he uses to spoil the Muslims heart by offering immediate pleasure, followed by long lasting feelings of remorse and regret. Watching scenes that Allah prohibited causes darkness in the heart, gloominess in the chest and heaviness and reluctance to perform actions of worshiping Allah. It deprives the soul of enjoying the sweetness of deep faith. By all means it is a tool that Satan uses to sugar coat sins with, and the moment one falls in this trap, Satan takes complete control of his heart, and play with it like a young boy who plays with a ball. The end is always a fatal loss.

 

Fourth: Don’t let the internet consume your effort and time for no value. That happens when you navigate between the various sites and online groups for long hours. You waste your precious lifetime hours. That time that you should devote for people like your family, parents, children and relatives, or for your job where you earn the living for you and your dependants.

 

Fifth: Visit the Islamic Sites frequently. Visit the useful sites that add to your useful information, and widens up your scales of knowledge. Stay away from the sites that promote corruption to Belief or Morals, those groups that seek the spread of Fitnah or controversy, even if this is over religious issues. Bad controversy is of no avail. Don’t interfere in conversations with the enemies of Islam unless you have the necessary knowledge and power that enables you to handle this task. And if not, ask a scholar to handle it instead.

 

Sixth: Take caution against the chatting sites. They are traps for males and females to drag them into a prohibited relationship, which often starts by an innocent introduction and end up in mere pain and causes damage to life and faith.

 

Seventh: Its either you control or you get controlled by the trap of the internet. If you put it under your control, you take its benefit and shed away its harm. Hence Internet becomes a gift from Allah for your welfare. And if you fall under its control, it blurs your eyes with its glittering charm and temporary pleasures, steals your money, time, life and the duties your have towards your family and beloved ones. You become the prey without being aware of it. Save yourself from this trap before you are lost, and before it is too late.

 

hope u enjoyed readin it!

 

Ur_Sista_Muna

[Ahlaan]

Asalaamu Caleykum Waraxmatullaahi Wabarakaatuh!!!

 

Jazaakallaah Kheyr!!!

[StarGazer]

Excellent guidelines. I guess you always should renew your intentions before surfing "innocently". Jazakallah Ukhti.

[Buubto]

Thanx for the remainder i got that remainder through email many time quite some time ago now. but is abolutly great to read it again & be remainded as we human being. Thanx again May Allah reward u.

[Armstrong]

Wa Alaikum Salaam Sister Muna,

 

Baraka Allahu Fiih for this reminder in using the internet. I think most of us innocently surf the internet but the satan then takes us elsewhere and corrupts us bit by bit until our heart darkens and we get worser and start to do things which we regret. We seek refuge from All-Mighty Allah, The Sustainer, The Cherisher, The All-Wise, The Shadiidul Ciqaab and Qafuuru Raxiim from satan and his followers and ask him not to let us die except as devouted Muslims bounded for Jannah Insha Allah - Ameen.

 

I like this bit of the article:

 

"Don’t interfere in conversations with the enemies of Islam unless you have the necessary knowledge and power that enables you to handle this task. And if not, ask a scholar to handle it instead"

 

I think this is extremely important for me and all of us in that even though giving dawah is obligatory we should not get into arguments with the kufaar without knowledge that enbales us to handle and refute their comments. If they say anything unjust about our beautiful and truthful way of life (Islam) we should just get up and leave them as soon as possible and do not let us talk to them until they are in a better position.

 

W/Salaam

 

Mujahid

[Samafal]

SALAAM,

 

USEFUL I MUST SAY. THANK FOR SHARING WITH THAT SISTER. JAZAKALAHU KHEYRAN