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What is the ruling on earning money for liking and sharing pages on Russian websites, given that some of these pages belong to women who are immodestly dressed or are female artists? Is it permissible to limit oneself to liking and subscribing without sharing in these cases, given the desperate need for this money?

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The ruling on this action varies based on the content of the page. There is no harm in subscribing to and sharing links of pages that are free from prohibitions, or those where permissible content is abundant and incidental prohibitions are few. As for pages created for a forbidden matter or those where legal prohibitions are numerous, it is not permissible to share their links or "like" them, unless there is an overriding benefit such as clarifying the truth and enjoining good.

Regarding "liking," if it is for the quality of the content, there is no harm. However, if it is to place a "like" on something unworthy merely in exchange for compensation, then it is deception and forbidden fraud, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever deceives us is not of us, and scheming and deception are in the Fire," and "The one who pretends to have been given what he has not been given is like one who wears two garments of falsehood."

If the inquirer is compelled to undertake this work to meet their basic needs, then it is permissible for them until their state of compulsion ceases.

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