بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
General Guidelines for Internet Users
Posted on
Friday, January 04 @ 12:45:17 CST
By Sheikh:
Hamed
Ibn Abdullah El Aly
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.