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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 16 2024 | None
Spreading Fabricated Hadiths that Have no Basis in Social Media and Their Impact on the Islamic Nation
Miloud Meriah, Abdelkader Slimani
Pages: 885-894
Abstract
In our modern era, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, with huge amounts of information and news flowing through it. Among this information, we find religious texts that are widely circulated, including the hadiths of the Prophet. However, not everything attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is true; hadiths that are fabricated or have no origin are often spread among people. In this article, we will address this phenomenon, which poses a great challenge to the Islamic Ummah, as it entails serious effects such as distorting religious concepts, inventing new things in religion, and confusing the public who lack the means to verify the validity of what reaches them, and with the ease of electronic publishing and the speed of transmission of content, incorrect hadiths have become spreading at lightning speed, which calls for a serious pause to address this matter. Tackling this problem is not just about scientists or specialists, but is a collective responsibility that requires individuals to be aware of the importance of verification before publication. In this context, talking about the reasons for the spread of hadiths, their effects on the nation, and ways to confront them, comes in an attempt to preserve the purity of the Sunnah of the Prophet and ensure the continuity of the correct understanding of Islam.
Keywords
Social media, Prophetic Hadiths, Fabricated Hadiths, Religious concepts distortion, Verification and authenticity.
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