Alsalam alaikom
I lurk somrtimes. A lot of times I noticed that people just answer questions without any knowledge or even their desires. It seems sincere but that doesn't make it right. And sometimes people answer without seeming sincere but I'm not here to talk about it.
We do not want to be these people: http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/42
This place should be a place for discussion of issues as Muslims, a place for advice, to share Quran, ahadith, and the sayings of the knowledgeable, and to meet and find comfort in each other. NOT a place for fatwa.
For example, here are some good topics:
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sharing an ayah, a hadith, a saying, excerpt from a book
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how do you avoid the awkwardness when offered a handshake from a person of the opposite gender (though not the comments giving their own fatwa themselves)?
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how do you improve khushu in salat?
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what are some forgotten sunnah acts?
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how did you overcome awkwardness of praying in public?
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what is your experience living in a Muslim and non-Muslim country?
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I've never been to a mosque, what should I know?
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etc.
These are things everyone can discuss, and everyone can benefit from. It largely comes from a place of experience or delegating knowledge to others (like when sharing a book excerpt) rather than what requires study and knowledge.
If you have a fiqhi question, ask your LOCAL imam. They will know you, your situation, your time, your place.
I've seen many fiqhi questions which get complete garbage answers, and people mocking others who suggest not giving such simplistic or incorrect answers.
For example:
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if you see yourself saying "I'm pretty sure Allah...", or "I don't think Allah...", just stop and delete your comment
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if you see yourself mocking a commonly held position because your too liberal for these dumb conservatives or too conservative for these dumb liberals, stop. Investigate why this is held - perhaps it comes from a place of knowledge and YOU'RE the ignorant one
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if your answer to a FIQHI question is "in my culture...", stop - this isn't the right time or place
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stop pushing shadh opinions as standard
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if you see yourself saying "this doesn't apply anymore", stop - is this coming from a place of knowledge? Where is your evidence? Did you also consider place or do you think the whole world needs to confirm to 21st century Western everchanging practice?
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if you see yourself attacking someone who has provided evidence for their view by ignoring what they have said, stop - you're arguing, not discussing
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if you're not sure, stop
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if your answer is prefaced by "I'm religious but [bad practice]", stop - work on yourself, that's more important than the other person's question, and don't expose your sins. Why would I want an answer from someone who openly sins?
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if your answer is based in conjecture - stop, you know why
Some examples I've seen:
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people mocking those who use toilet paper as being disgusting - please look up who used stones or the like before you and you'll quickly retract your statement
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asking about X where the issues raised involve Y and Z, but answers will mention one only or neither
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answers which are so brief, when confronted, users reply with "I meant X" - why not be explicit from the get go?!
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when asked for a source people say "sure I will tonight" but never return
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when someone brings a legitimate concern but is just told that he/she is paranoid or you answer with conjecture - you have not helped them but only aided in the paranoia (if it truly is paranoia). You have essentially told them "Muslims don't care about this anymore", that the people have perhaps corrupted, since this person feels it is a legitimate concern
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going against 1400 years of scholarship because you think you're so smart, abd it's all baseless e.g. saying hijab is not mandatory, encouraging others against hajj because of the Saud family, telling people not to eat meat because it's evil, encouraging other people's shirk, etc.
I would link to specific examples but it's not right to expose others. Also, don't expose your sins.
Fear Allah, and let us be the best we can. We have no need to speak without knowledge. Some of the reasons for doing so would be ego, deliberate disobedience, arrogance, or ignorance. Are you egotistic, disobedient, arrogant, or ignorant?
May Allah protect us and increase us all in knowledge.
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