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According Zulkiple and Nurul Widyamirza (2008), many previous research conducted has shown the influence of the Internet on the lives of individual Muslims. Internet use is not just limited to activities related to finding jobs or to communicate with contacts, but it also involves many activities of everyday life. This proves that the effect of the Internet on the Muslims society is inevitable. This is supported by easy access to the Internet in Malaysia. Many individuals already have Internet access in their homes (Zulkiple & Nurul Widyamirza: 2008). Paid Internet center is also very easy to find and they offer access to the Internet at cheap rates. Studies of Internet use among adolescents also show that they constitute a majority of the cybercafé visitor (Mohd Taib &Che Su in Zulkiple&Nuru!Widyamirza:2008). Apart from access to the Internet cyber cafe can also be found in educational institutions and near at home. Access to the Internet is very important for young people to obtain educational materials for teaching and learning (Zulkiple & Nurul Widyamirza, 2008). However, exposure to the Internet among adolescents can also give negative implications. There are many studies that show there is relationship between used of the Internet to increase social problems among youth such as adultery, gangsterism, drugs, gambling (Hashim et.al, 2010), vandalism (Azizi, 2010) and suicide (Adekola et.al, 2008). This is because most teenagers at the transition from childhood to adulthood. At this stage the environment as well as their peers very easily influence them. At present, there is a tendency among the Muslims community to use the Internet for the purpose of conveying the da'wah, deliver religious lectures, search and retrieve information related to Islamic teachings and also answers related to the tenets and rituals of everyday problems.