أبو مريم محيي الدين علي@AbuMaryamMA
I’ve been noticing a trend where people take contents from our Salafī teachers or masājid, attribute it to the original source, but also redesign it and add their own logos or names.
Sometimes it makes me wonder - why not simply share the original post or image? I do understand that at times you may have to upload the original image (if you are sharing from your phone’s gallery or Telegram, etc.) but what is the need to redesign everything and put your own name or logo? Is this some sort of trick to gain more followers or likes?
To be honest, a Salafī like me and many others may even hesitate to like or share such redesigned posts because we see that it could be shared from the original source yet it was redesigned. It doesn’t leave a good impression. This Daʿwah is not about seeking fame. بارك الله فيكم.
And I strongly advise other Salafīs to avoid liking or sharing such redesigned posts in order to discourage those who create and share it. Perhaps, it will even lead to them leaving this path, bi idhnillāh.
May Allāh purify our intentions and grant us ikhlāṣ in what we share. Āmīn.