The widespread usage of social media has raised concerns on users' ability to behave ethically in cyberspace. This paper discusses the Muslim behavior in social media among residents in Kuala Terengganu and to explore the factors of values, religiosity and the concept of Maqasid al-Shariah in influencing their behavior. A total of 120 respondents were selected through a multi-stage random sampling and data were collected using self-administered questionnaire.

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The use of social media has created a challenging situation in terms of the content and communications that is made available on the social media platforms. This includes various issues like accuracy, privacy, security, respect, dignity and many others. A main aspect of handling these challenging issues lies in the person using the social media. Some values for the user of social media are proposed as a way of guiding their actions in communicating and providing content online. The values were obtained through a focus group discussion consisting of several academics and experts. Reference is also made to the Maqasid al-Shari'ah (objectives of Islamic law) from the literature to suggest several principles for the social media user. This provides a discussion from an Islamic perspective on managing the challenges in using social media.

E-commerce is a trading system between suppliers and consumers through the electronic medium which gives lots of benefits to both parties. On the other hand, it will also cause several problems to consumers such as the issue of privacy and security. The main purpose of this paper is to describe and identify the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of consumers in e-commerce transactions in four residential areas in Muar Johore. The totals of 104 respondents who had practiced e-commerce were systematically randomly selected. Questionnaires were used as a tool for collecting data and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) had been utilised for data analysis. The results show that there was significant relationship between the consumers' knowledge and consumer purchasing practices of-e-commerce (r=0.251*, p<;0.05). It means the higher the level of knowledge, the better the practices and vice versa. The study also shows that there was significant correlation between consumers' attitude and their practices in e-commerce purchasing (r=0.197*, p<;0.05). Therefore, if the consumers' attitude towards e-commerce is positive, it is more likely that they will engage in e-commerce transaction. For policy implication, government should continue promoting and enhancing consumers' awareness and knowledge with the introduction of government policies which are beneficial to consumers.

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