Negative Impact of Social Media on the Morality of Muslim Youth of North Central, Nigeria

Social media become the integral part of life of Muslim youth and serve as means of establishing and cementing relationship without face to face interaction, which is the vehicle to establish positive relationship that covered long distance within a twinkle of an eye in cyber space. The widespread use of the internet has exposed many youths to ethical violation that can eventually lead to unguided statement and falsification of information, negative addiction and cyberbullying that are against Islamic ethic. However, the study aims at identify the negative aspects of social media as it is gaining ground with mask at the face of the users which gives pleasure to the perpetrators, this is changing the narrative and did not allowed the control of the negativity which is illegal, the paper used narrative method to gather information on how the youth are displaying the immorality with the device in their hand, that is unlawful in Islamic. The paper proffer solution in accordance with Qur’ān and Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) if adhere to it will serve as lawful means to rapid advancement of Islamize the social media users and also serve as deterrent on the Muslim youth of North Central Nigeria on the abuses of the platform.