By, MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi
A Bauchi based renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Yusuf Guruntum has cautioned youth and women against misuse of the social media platforms which often leads to misinformation and breach of peace.
Sheikh Ahmad Guruntum gave the warning during a weekly lecture in Bauchi tagged” misuse of the social media by youths and women.
The Islamic cleric described as unfortunate and saddening the manner in which youths and women used social media platforms to watch and post unnecessary things to the public without remorse.
Guruntum explained that social media platforms are basically meant to accelerate development, now that the world has been reduced to a mere global village.
He advised Muslim youths and women to use the social media platforms to propagate Islamic knowledge rather than posting immoral things which, he said, they would be accounted for in the hereafter.
Guruntum, who quoted verses from the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Hadith, said that such abuses and unguarded comments by the social media users could bring about disunity and misunderstanding among people.
The Islamic cleric who said that Islam emphasized morality and abhorred indiscipline, stressed the need for those in such habit to desist from it for their own good and the humanity.
He noted with concern that youths and women spends almost 24 hours of their time on internet access facilities like phone and computer set accessing Facebook, Tik Tok, and WhatsApp without necessarily considering their Islamic books.
