Fiqh of Social Media

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Omar Usman’s book the ‘Fiqh of Social Media: Timeless Islamic Principles for Navigating the Digital Age’ is indeed a timely and timeless gift to the Muslims worldwide. We all know about social media and how it has become a part of our daily life. It so happens that we often lose time and even get distracted due to the pomp and glare of the social media.

This book guides Muslims on how to navigate the Digital Age from an Islamic perspective. I like the section on ‘Takathur’ wherein the author writes:

The paradox of Remembering Selfies and Forgetting the Self!

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Self, selfie, selfie stick. Self-praise, self-promotion, self-consciousness!

Showing off has become a part and parcel of one’s life in today’s world.

Changing selfies very often and sharing them with everyone is a craze now a days.

Social media has transformed a sane man into a maniac of a sort.

People now take pride in showing and sharing their ‘status’ to others.

The growing madness in the age of selfie-sticks has made man a victim of narcissism. 

Al Laghw and the Jihad in modern times

One of the side effects of advancement in technology is innovations in the arena called al laghw.

The emerging trends in al laghw has brought drastic changes in the lifestyle of the contemporary society.

If you want to go against the flow, you have to take it as a jihad.