QUESTION:

When I turn my computer on I can find it connecting directly to the internet because one of my neighbours has an internet connection that also covers his immediate area. Is it permissible for me to use the internet in this case?



ANSWER:


Praise be to Allah
If your using the internet will not lead to increased charges for this person because of your downloading or uploading anything via the internet, and will not cause any slowdown or other problems because of increased traffic or sharing the connections, then the general meaning of tolerance between neighbours and the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said “No neighbour should prevent his neighbour from fixing a piece of wood to his wall” (narrated by al-Bukhaari (2463) and Muslim (1609)) indicates that it is permissible for you to use the internet in this case, but in order to be on the safe side it is better to ask your neighbour’s permission if you know him.

But there are some reservations concerning this issue, such as if the area is covered by more than one connection belonging to more than one neighbour, so your computer may connect to one at one time and another at another time.

There is also the issue of the losses of customers and profits incurred by the telecommunications company because of this taking advantage of neighbours’ coverage. Hence to be on the safe side it is better to sign up for your own account so that you may avoid these dubious matters..

And Allaah knows best.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak on https://islamqa.info/en/99544

Me when I see an unsecured WiFi

Does Islam believe in science and technology?

Thought they hate western education because it’s haram.

FTC

But western education including internet is haram

It is morally wrong to use people's property without their consent

What is islamic ruling of breathing?

Funny people

The beauty of Allah's Religion.

u can use it but use it to watch PoRn.. The best things in Life are free....

inoki247:
u can use it but use it to watch PoRn..

lol! Those people love watching child poRn with WiFi and with someone data!

QuietHammer:
Up next on theater of the absurd; Islamic ruling on using Nairaland

OboOlora:
Me when I see an unsecured WiFi

Your username

As in pvssy wey get fat?

theapeman4:
lol! Those people love watching child poRn with WiFi and with someone data!

i no dey dere ooo.. dey are coming for u...

inoki247:

i no dey dere ooo.. dey are coming for u...

if there are educated as they said!

I didn't point out any religion particularly! I only said "those" people (it can be anyone regarded as who you are)

Be it Christian or Muslim

so karboom!! people have rules on how internet a product of western education should be used

don't understand the need for a ruling. if i use anything of a neghbour friend etal, without their express permission, it is stealing.

Abbey2sam:
It is morally wrong to use people's property without their consent

And this is what I think………….

If I have a network modem or on my phone, it is my duty to keep it secured, therefore, anyone that wants to use the internet will require my consent/password. It then becomes morally and spiritually wrong when you go all the way to hack my network

But by leaving the network open and unsecured, I am giving my open consent to anyone within my coverage area that is interested in sharing with me and nothing should be wrong with that one

Ma’ Salam

I'm a Muslim and this question is ridiculous... what happened to using ones discretion and logic... what happened to one getting his own ISP...


There is never a ruling on using a neighbor's Wi-Fi... never!!!


you lot make Islam a laughing stock... as most Muslim can't use their brain without asking for a ruling and it's becoming very obscure...

A thread created for muslim brothers and sisters, 100% of the comments (hatred) are coming from the Christians. By Sunday they will be preaching tolerance.

sureheaven:
Does Islam believe in science and technology?

Thought they hate western education because it’s haram.

FTC

God will surely bless you for that bro. were there even Islam when their so called Islam came to existence?

Jabioro:
The Islam or Islamic rules doesn't not believe in any western means of surviving, development and education, in fact they are purely against it...but God of Israel who doesn't sleep non slumber had put them all in very tight corners with no escape route except beating around the bush.....ask
them is computer Islamic product or invention? ...Go a
nd sit down jejele...the time for Jumat is getting closer..I no hear excuses!!!

And which of the Islamic rule exactly are you referring to? Is it Quran that is purely against western education or where did you get the rule from?

BTW: Your writing skill is a little bit bad, please improve on it

Err, I don't get why there has to be a ruling on this. If people leave their WiFi unsecured, they definitely want others to benefit from it. This kind of ruling sounds absurd. But well, Allah knows best.

sureheaven:
Does Islam believe in science and technology?

Thought they hate western education because it’s haram.

FTC

who invented science and technology?? was it the westerners?? or the Christians??

You're just a hypocrite for not doing thorough research despite being educated.

MKO4ever:


And which of the Islamic rule exactly are you referring to? Is it Quran that is purely against western education or where did you get the rule from?

BTW: Your writing skill is a little bit bad, please improve on it

I'm not here to learn English... I'm here to put it straight as it is as what you people has been told,and your people has been fighting for... what's the meaning of 'Boko Haram' do not come here to rant just accept your faith as it is

Why not leave them to comment on there own topic for God sake let be sincere with ourselves who is looking for trouble u hardly see them on a Christian thread they haven't even commented but you all have started why.