But it’s much, much easier to use a pdf or jpg file which we don’t have the right to access – just because it’s there – available for download, within our reach. It’s much easier to control oneself when dealing with physical objects – we don’t have to exert too much self-will in order to stop ourselves from stealing another’s phone when no one’s looking. We need to ask ourselves, is it really a good idea to visit sites where I’m likely to encounter filth? Do I really have the right to download or use this file? We need to install that filter in our own hearts and minds, and so spend some time first verifying legality of what we’re doing. The internet doesn’t have an inbuilt information filter to ensure whatever information we are accessing is halal.
However, with this growing ease of access to knowledge, has come a trial. One just needs a computer, an internet connection, and lots of patience and self-discipline. As technological developments has been progressing in an exponential rate, it is become easier and easier by the day to gain all kinds of knowledge.
