Is it permissible to deal with a company that prints a design for a shirt that I promote and is sold to the consumer for a commission, knowing that my work is limited to design and promotion only, or does that fall under the prohibition of "do not sell what you do not possess"?
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There is no objection to designing and advertising permissible clothing, and the money received for it is a wage. If you are an agent for a company in designing and selling shirts, there is no objection to taking a commission for the agency, and a fee for the design and advertising. This does not fall under a person selling what he does not own, because you are not a seller but an agent.
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