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Is it permissible to invest money in a restaurant that serves shisha, if the investment and its returns are not related to the serving of shisha?

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Shisha is forbidden due to its religious and financial harms and corruptions; it is considered among the evil things. It is impermissible to invest money in food at an establishment where shisha is served, even if the food bill is separate. This is because it requires one to be present in a place of abomination by choice, which is prohibited, based on the Almighty’s saying: "And He has already revealed to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah being denied and ridiculed, do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, in that case, you would be like them." Serving food in such an establishment is considered an aid to frequenting it, and the Almighty said: "And cooperate not in sin and aggression."

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