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What is the ruling on selling notebooks that can be used for permissible or impermissible purposes, given the strong presumption that buyers – who are mostly non-Muslims – may use them to write things that contravene Islamic law, such as the Gospel or polytheistic beliefs?

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There is no objection to selling notebooks on websites to the general public (Muslims and non-Muslims), as long as the sold item is permissible and is mostly used for permissible purposes; the ruling is based on the predominant use. It is forbidden to sell what is exclusively used for a forbidden purpose, or what is predominantly used for a forbidden purpose, or to sell with the intention of it being used for a forbidden purpose.

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