Online media is one of the best platforms for disseminating information to the public quickly and effectively. Despite many initiatives taken by the Fatwa Institution to enhance the dissemination and explanation of Fatwa, including using online media, it is undeniable that the level of fatwa acceptance among Malaysian Muslims is still low. Thus, this study aims to discuss the plausible factors that influence the adoption of online media as a platform for fatwa information among Malaysian Muslims. A conceptual framework of UTAUT2 behavioural factors with three additional factors: the Fatwa awareness, Maqāṣid al-Sharī'ah and religiosity is proposed. This article contributes to the body of knowledge and practice by offering insights into the factors that may influence the adoption of online media as a platform for fatwa information. That can assist the Fatwa Institutions in enhancing the efficiency of Fatwa’s dissemination and explanation in a more quality and successful way for Fatwa to be accepted by the community.

Penggunaan media sosial yang meluas hari ini oleh kebanyakan individu pada pelbagai umur dan pekerjaan membawa banyak kebaikan yang tidak dapat dinafikan lagi. Walaubagaimanpun, jika disalahguna media sosial akan membawa kesan negatif terhadap sesebuah masyarakat. Kajian ini bertujuan menilai kebaikan dan keburukan media sosial dalam rangka Maqāṣid al-Shari‘ah. Hasil kajian mendapati lima prinsip penting (al-darūriyat al-khams) dalam Maqāṣid al-Shari‘ah, iaitu perlindungan terhadap agama (al-Din), nyawa (al-Nafs), akal (al-'Aql), keturunan (al-Nasl) dan harta (al-Māl) mampu menjadi panduan dalam penggunaan media sosial dan mengawal mudharat yang boleh dibawa oleh media sosial. Kajian ini mencadangkan supaya Maqāṣid al-Shari‘ah dijadikan panduan dalam membuat sesuatu dasar pengunaan teknologi.

Today’s technological advancements have resulted in broad social media usage, ranging from youngsters to the elderly. The use of social media can bring both good and bad to society. Thus, social media and technology used must be controlled with ethics and moral principles. This study aims to look at the ability of Maqāṣid al-Shari’ah as a fundamental ethic in the use of social media. Five principle elements (al-Darūriyat al-Khams) in Maqāṣid al-Shari’ah, namely the protection of religion (al-Din), life (al-Nafs), intellect (al-’Aql), progeny (al-Nasl) and wealth (al-Māl) became the yardstick in the use of social media. This study found that Maqāṣid al-Shari’ah is very suitable to be the core of ethics in the use of social media because it can control the harm brought through social media. The study suggests that Maqāṣid alShari’ah be the primary ethical in using social media and made a factor in the study of acceptance and use of technology.

The Islamic Banking and Financial system is said to be lacking a comprehensive study that identifies its general conceptual framework. In turn, that lack of conceptual framework has evidently impacted its actual implementations and made the whole industry looks like its conventional counterparty. In an endeavor to avoid the undesired implementations and to enhance the performance of the industry, a significant body of scholarship by many researchers has evolved. However, the industry has still been under a great criticism of its performance. This study aims at exploring the industry of Islamic banking and finance by examining and discussing the main trends in the current literature. Additionally, this study has adopted the qualitative methodology, as such a critical review as well as a document analysis of the literature will be conducted. This research has adopted the inductive methodology by reviewing the current literature and critically analyzing it. This research has concluded that the industry of Islamic banking and finance is very comprehensive by nature, because of its direct involvement in investment and trade, partnerships and financial intermediation