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~39~ are all open and hidden foul things and they result in one getting carried away with emotions, losing one’s sense and judgement and eventually incurring God’s displeasure by disobeying His commandment. ” • Friday Sermon delivered 02 August 2013 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London • Published AlFazl International 23 August 2013 Caution in using Facebook Answering a question regarding Facebook from a girl during a Waaqifat-e-Nau girls’ class, Huzoor (aba) said: “I did not say that if you do not give it up, you will become a sinner. Instead, I said that it has more harms and very few benefits. These days, those boys and girls who have a Facebook page, reach a place where immorality begins to spread. Boys try to make connections. In certain cases, girls are trapped into posting their unveiled pictures on Facebook. At home, under normal circumstances, you share your picture with a girlfriend, she further posts it on her Facebook, and gradually it spreads from Hamburg to New York (America) and reaches Australia, and from there connections are initiated. Then, groups are formed of men and of women and the pictures are altered, which may be used for blackmailing. Therefore, it is safer not to go there at all. ” Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) also said: “My task is to advise. The Holy Quran says to keep on admonishing. Those who do not pay heed, their sins are their own burden. If Tabligh (propagation) is to be done on Facebook, then do tabligh through it. It is present on Al Islam website; it is used for tabligh there. ” Huzoor-e-Anwar said: “Girls are easily fooled. Whoever showers praise on you, you will say no one is better, but if parents offer genuine advice, you say we have been educated in Germany while you have arrived from some village. ”