Every Barking Dog Does Not Deserve a Stone: Advice to Those Who Constantly Refute Whatever Filth Is Trending
Among the calamities of blurring the line between the real world and the online world is the false sense of obligation to relentlessly command the good and forbid the evil on social platforms. Know that it is impossible to refute every falsehood online, including everything that trends today and tomorrow. The remedy is to starve falsehood rather than feed it, and feeding it means giving it attention. Reflect on the words of some of the leading Imams of the Salaf, and those who followed in their footsteps (رحمهم الله).
Imām Muslim [d. 261 AH] said:
“Ignoring a baseless opinion is the best...