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What is the ruling on marketing the following jobs: male and female salespeople in a gallery for decorative items and antiques, direct sales representatives (men and women) for a perfume company with a fixed salary and commission – and is there an issue with this due to the perfumes – and direct sales representatives (females) for a women's clothing company? And do the natures of these jobs pose a problem that would prevent their publication?

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There is no harm in marketing the aforementioned jobs, because they do not involve an inherently forbidden act, nor are they exclusively for unlawful purposes, and they can be performed without committing religious transgressions. An exception to this is anyone whose work is known to be associated with a forbidden act. So, if the seller knows that the buyer intends what is forbidden, then the sale is forbidden and void. However, if the matter is open to interpretation and the buyer does not explicitly state his intention, then the sale is permissible.

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