FatwaFederal TerritoriesSocial & Contemporary Issues
AL-KAFI #1006: HUKUM TROLL DALAM MEDIA SOSIAL
What is the ruling on trolling other people on social media?
Short answer
Using social media is permissible by default as long as its purpose and method do not violate Islamic law.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Using social media is permissible by default as long as its purpose and method do not violate Islamic law. Trolling that spreads lies, hostility and quarrels, or that insults, mocks and degrades others, is forbidden. The fatwa holds that such conduct contradicts Islamic ethics and the texts that prohibit mockery, bad nicknames, abuse, lying and spreading slander.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
jika ia digunakan dengan tujuan dan kaedah yang bertentangan dengan hukum syarak seperti menjadikannya sebagai alat menyebarkan pendustaan, permusuhan dan perbalahan sesama manusia apatah lagi sesama muslim, maka hukumnya jatuh haram.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1006: HUKUM TROLL DALAM MEDIA SOSIAL”, 28 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2957-al-kafi-1006-hukum-troll-dalam-media-sosial. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-trolling-on-social-media/