Dought & clear, - How we should react towebsites that vilify Islam,and what are the ways in which we can supportIslam?.

There are many websitesthat attack Islam and revile Allah, His
Messenger, and his companions and wives in the worst terms. Thereare
some ignorant and immature Muslims who try to stand up to these sites,
but they come up with refutations that areconfusing and unclear, so
their refutation appears flimsy at the time when the specious
arguments of the others appear strong, thus they often end up doing
more harm than good for Islam. These (hostile) websites have no
credibility, so if one of those whom Allah has blessed with knowledge
– of whom there are fewwho frequent these websites – were to offer a
powerful refutation of the specious arguments, the owners of these
websites will completely delete the counter-argument or remove parts
of it so that it will appear weak and flawed. But if the refutation
comes from one who is ignorant, they will leave it. Why don't you
offer some words of advice to thoseMuslims who are lacking in
knowledge but who try to stand up to these websites, and warn them of
the seriousness of what they are doing. Why don't you tell those of us
who do not have much knowledge about ways in which we can support
Islam and call people to it?
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
The websites that speak ill of the religion of Allahand of His
Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) are no different
from the gatherings where people say similar thingsthat constitute
kufr. In both cases it is haraam to stay in such gatherings and it is
haraam to visit such websites, except for one who will object to what
they do and is able to put a stop to these offences. If he is not
ableto do that, and those people carry on with what they are doing,
then it is not permissibleto remain in that gathering and it is not
permissible to visit thosewebsites.
Allah, may He be exalted,says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And when you (Muhammad SAW) see those who engage in a false
conversation aboutOur Verses (of the Qur'an) by mocking at them, stay
away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaytaan
(Satan) causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit notyou in
the company of those people who are the Zalimoon (polytheists and
wrongdoers, etc.)"
[al-An'aam 6:68]
"And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Quran) that
when you hear the Verses of Allah being denied and mocked at, then sit
not with them, until they engage in a talk other than that; (butif you
stayed with them) certainly in that case youwould be like them"
[an-Nisa' 4:140].
The scholars of Islam – inthe past and at present –have warned
ordinary Muslims against reading the books of those who promote
innovation andmisguidance, and against debating with heretics and
atheists, except for those Muslims who have knowledge of Islam and of
the beliefs and ideology of the person he is arguing against, lest the
speciousarguments of those who oppose Islam confuse the weak or
ignorant person.
We have discussed this clearly in the answers to questions no. 126041
, 92781 and 96231 .
Secondly:
Based on the above, it is not permissible for one who is lacking in
knowledge and insight to go to these websites and look at them; it is
also not permissible for him to debate with those disbelievers and try
to refute them, because he does not have strong insight, by which we
mean correct and sound knowledge that will protect his belief and with
which hecan stand up to the enemies.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to his words– i.e., the words of 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may
Allah be pleased with him) in his will – (in which he says of one who
is weak in faith): "Doubt will take root in his heart when he
encounters the slightest specious argument", that is because of his
lack of knowledge and insight. This is unlike the one who has deep
knowledge; even if specious arguments come to him like the waves of
the sea, they cannot affect his certain faith or instil any doubt in
his mind, because he is well versed in knowledge, so specious
arguments do not faze him. Rather, if they cometo him, he wards them
off by means of his knowledge, and the specious arguments will be
utterly defeated and crushed. Doubts can enter a person's mind and
prevent him from seeing the truth, but once he acquires deep
knowledge, those doubts will not have anyimpact on him; rather his
knowledge and certain faith will increase by refuting it and finding
out how false it is. But if he does not have deep knowledge, he will
develop doubts the first time he encounters any specious argument. So
he should deal with these doubts, otherwise they will accumulate in
his heart until they become very strong and control his thoughts.
End quote from Miftaah Dar as-Sa'aadah, 1/140
Even the seeker of knowledge is not permitted to enter these chat
rooms if he is not going to be allowed to speak the truth. If he knows
that his argumentagainst the disbelieving opponent will be erased,then
he should not stay with them at all or take part in their gatherings
or chat rooms, because his presence in places of misguidance will
cause certain damage without achieving any good suchas changing evil
or speaking out against it and enjoining what is good.
Thirdly:
As it is not permissible for the ordinary Muslim, or even for the
seeker ofknowledge or scholar, toenter these websites if they will not
be allowed to answer back, then what is the solution? Theanswer is
that the solution is propagating sound beliefs in chat rooms and
websites thatallow the people of Islam to speak the word of truth they
have, without erasing their words. The solution is to set up websites
that collect specious arguments and refute them on the basis of
knowledge, and to tell the Muslims to refer to these sites to learn
about their religion and find out what the enemies of Islam have
ofignorance and lies.
Fourthly:
Supporting Islam is obligatory for every Muslim according to what he
is able to do, whether he is an ordinary Muslim or a scholar, male or
female; he can do something to support Islam and support the Messenger
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). That includes the
following:
1.
Increasing his knowledge of Islam, seeking knowledge and learning, so
that he will be able to protect himself against the specious arguments
of the enemies of Islam, and so that he can increase in certainty
thathe is following the clear truth.
2.
The Muslim should be obedient to his Lord, may He be exalted, and he
should keep away from what He has forbidden. This is one of the
greatest things that the Muslim can do to support his religion.
Allah, may He be exalted,says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allah, He will help
you, and make your foothold firm"
[Muhammad 47:7].
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen ash-Shanqeeti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Those who have Muslim names but commit all kinds of sin then say
"Allah will support us" are deceived, because they are not among the
party of Allah who are promised His support, as is quite obvious.
What is meant by the believers' support of Allah is their support of
His religion and His Book, and their efforts and striving to make His
word supreme and to establish His limits on earth, obeying His
commands and avoidingwhat He has forbidden, and judging between His
slaves in accordance with what He revealed to His Messenger (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him).
End quote from Adwa' al-Bayaan, 7/252
3.
He should play a part in spreading educational and da'wah websites
among Muslims and others, by making email lists that can be used for
correspondence or by corresponding with friends he knows so thateach
one may play his role in spreading this goodness and knowledge among
people.
4.
He can also support active Islamic websites and chat rooms on Paltalk.
The Muslim should also support Islamic activists who are playing their
role in supporting Islam.
5.
Enabling daa'iyahs and seekers of knowledge todevote their time to
calling people to the religion of Allah and teaching the Muslims
therulings of Islam. There is an urgent need to enable some of these
people to devote their time to undertaking the mission of da'wah and
education.
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