The Ruling on Following Cursing and Defamation on the Internet

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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who follows what is written on the internet in certain sites, where cursing and disparagement of the rulers and scholars may be displayed? This has become widespread in these times. So what is your guidance, Your Excellency the Shaykh, regarding following such a matter?

Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:

And it has already come down to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together -

وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا مِّثْلُهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَامِعُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْكَافِرِينَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا

[An-Nisa 4:140]

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The Shaykh: Allah commanded His Messenger not to sit with those who speak about the verses of Allah. And when you see those who speak about the verses of Allah,

And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا

[Al-An'am 6:68]

Allah, do not sit with them

from them until they enter into another conversation. And if

عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا

[Al-An'am 6:68]

that

if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.

يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

[Al-An'am 6:68]

. Yes. May Allah reward you.

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