ibnu Rashid
16-06-2004, 09:29 PM
Assalaamu alaykum,
Masha'Allah, when i saw the rules for the forum i thought that maybe this forum would set a standard and be different from other forums. Alhamdulillah, to the most part, it is. BUT, i would like to point out that I see alot of vain chit-chat going on. And regarding smileys, well there might be some jawaaz in using them (if you can find away around the fact they are created pictures), I see the moderators using them quite often along with 'hehe' and 'lol'. There is no possible way a serious environment can be created with this. If we are sincere to Allah when we visit a forum, then let us be serious and find another place to have kicks and laughs. Most of the msg's are posted for both brothers and sisters to see, so it is not difficult to cross the border of hayaa and fall into the territory of tabarruj (not in the literal sense).
Since the concept of sadd-uz-ziraae is found at least in Hanbali and Hanafi madhhabs (and quite possibly in the others), it must be known that due to the fact we are living in times of extreme fitnah the bar of caution rises. In everything we say and everything we do we must be more careful, as things can be classified as ikhtilaat (freemixing) more liberally. I believe Mufti Yusuf mentioned something similar regarding being extra careful. While some statements like calling one's city the best or one's self the best person can be considered just a joke, this can easily have some ill-effects on other people who may have a diseases in their heart.
Remember, just because the messages of others can be 'moderated' and edited, this is not an instant process. If a problem is caused by someones message before it can be edited, the damage is already done and simply removing it off the board will not remove the problems that has been caused inside the person. Keeping a stern and serious environment will help avoid this drastically.
And one more concern, whats the deal with people posting their ages, genders and locations? Is this information really required to distribute? Aren't those the first three questions people who go in yahoo chatrooms/IRC etc ask each other so that they can build useless conversations?
Wallaahu a'alam, just my two cents.
Jazaakumullaahu khayran.
Masha'Allah, when i saw the rules for the forum i thought that maybe this forum would set a standard and be different from other forums. Alhamdulillah, to the most part, it is. BUT, i would like to point out that I see alot of vain chit-chat going on. And regarding smileys, well there might be some jawaaz in using them (if you can find away around the fact they are created pictures), I see the moderators using them quite often along with 'hehe' and 'lol'. There is no possible way a serious environment can be created with this. If we are sincere to Allah when we visit a forum, then let us be serious and find another place to have kicks and laughs. Most of the msg's are posted for both brothers and sisters to see, so it is not difficult to cross the border of hayaa and fall into the territory of tabarruj (not in the literal sense).
Since the concept of sadd-uz-ziraae is found at least in Hanbali and Hanafi madhhabs (and quite possibly in the others), it must be known that due to the fact we are living in times of extreme fitnah the bar of caution rises. In everything we say and everything we do we must be more careful, as things can be classified as ikhtilaat (freemixing) more liberally. I believe Mufti Yusuf mentioned something similar regarding being extra careful. While some statements like calling one's city the best or one's self the best person can be considered just a joke, this can easily have some ill-effects on other people who may have a diseases in their heart.
Remember, just because the messages of others can be 'moderated' and edited, this is not an instant process. If a problem is caused by someones message before it can be edited, the damage is already done and simply removing it off the board will not remove the problems that has been caused inside the person. Keeping a stern and serious environment will help avoid this drastically.
And one more concern, whats the deal with people posting their ages, genders and locations? Is this information really required to distribute? Aren't those the first three questions people who go in yahoo chatrooms/IRC etc ask each other so that they can build useless conversations?
Wallaahu a'alam, just my two cents.
Jazaakumullaahu khayran.