Being Preoccupied with Social Media to the Detriment of Seeking Knowledge
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Question:
Some students of knowledge are distracted by, or preoccupied with, certain social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, and they are preoccupied to the extent that they neglect seeking knowledge, while some of them enter these platforms for the sake of advising and guiding people. What is your guidance?
Answer:
By Allah, these are matters I do not know about, but there is no harm in them, and their harm is greater than their benefit, so they must be abandoned. If their harm is greater than their benefit, they must be abandoned and one must stay away from them. Yes.
Some students of knowledge are distracted by, or preoccupied with, certain social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, and they are preoccupied to the extent that they neglect seeking knowledge, while some of them enter these platforms for the sake of advising and guiding people. What is your guidance?
Answer:
By Allah, these are matters I do not know about, but there is no harm in them, and their harm is greater than their benefit, so they must be abandoned. If their harm is greater than their benefit, they must be abandoned and one must stay away from them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-001-أثر الإيمان على الفرد والمجتمع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:10)
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