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ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEWS OVER FACEBOOK

 The controversy over Facebook usages ignites debates among many because there are both good and bad to the site. Generally, many people believe that Facebook is dangerous for users because of the amount of information that can be added on to one’s account. Also those who oppose the use of the site feel that time should not be spent online because it takes time away from family and puts more emphasis on virtual rather than physical relationships.

Others feel that this site allows for socialization and is just a way to have fun and keep in touch with others. Supporters also believe it allows adolescents to be exposed to socialization, education, and is a way for youth to express creativity. It is also true that this account do bring good to the users, especially when it act as an efficient and easy way of communicating among students as it can be beneficial in making and keeping relationships. People who are shy can use Facebook to make new friends without having to approach someone in person. This social network can also be used to keep in touch with old friends and can also make it easier to communicate with long distance friends. In the same time it can also be a huge disadvantage and distraction to students and since there are many different subtopics within the issue it is hard to conclude which side accurate enough.

So, how could they lead themselves to do bad things, distractions or others? This statement could be answered from the fact that some of the users tend to be an addict to this social site. Within this addiction, he or she leaves lots of other social and religion responsibilities such as doing assignments, book revisions, praying or reciting zikr and Al-Quran.

         Based upon researcher’s reading on articles by Zaharuddin Abdul Rahman, a lecturer from International Islamic University Malaysia and also an Islamic Jurisprudence Q & A Panel, I-Magazine- regarding Facebook, from Islamic perspectives, do bring six main negative effects towards their users when first, as a place to express the defect of one person, i.e. husband or wife, second, too much photos, women, that can lead men to sexual arousal, third, fake account of user’s identity, next, men download photos to their computers for their  private viewing, next, people tag controversy group or individual photos without permission from their friend and last but not least, Facebook as a platform to self-condemn and to condemn others. This is a so-true situation that happen within our environments today because according to a research study on Facebook, reported by Oxygen Media, from 1605 users, ages 18 to 34 years old, 20% from them will spent their time in the middle of the night online on Facebook, 57% confessed that they prefer to communicate with their friends using social networking site rather than face to face, 63% use Facebook as a place to expand their career connection, and 42% percents, both male and female use this site to download others photo without getting any permission from the owner.

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In the first point, the users either male or female, teens, spouses use Facebook to express their feelings of hatred, sorrow, frustration, anger and also reveal the flaw of someone at their account’s status. When this happen, people will start to give comments on it, criticize it. Although their first intention of doing it is just to release their stress or to share the problems with others to find solutions, without realizing it, those attitudes can be categorized as an act of contracted, spread slander which is forbidden according to the Islamic law. This point can be supported with this ...

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