Is it permissible to deal with the website AI MARKETING?
It is not permissible to deal with the AI MARKETING website for two reasons:
First: Dealing with the website involves combining a loan (salaf) with an exchange contract (mu'awadah), which is impermissible in , based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "It is not permissible to combine a loan and a sale." This prohibition extends to all exchange contracts similar to a sale, such as brokerage and paid agency. The website lends the client 50 dollars and uses client funds to publish advertisements for thousands of stores, then the client receives a percentage of the sales profits. The jurists have unanimously agreed that every loan that draws a benefit is forbidden usury (riba).
Second: The client does not know about the goods being advertised by the website, and some of them may be forbidden. Nor does the client know the method of advertising, which may involve forbidden elements. It is not permissible to profit from advertisements unless one verifies that the commodity and the advertising method are permissible. Otherwise, the advertiser would be assisting in sin. Allah Almighty says: ﴿And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.﴾
Caution is necessary even if the transaction appears sound, as the funds collected by the website might be placed in impermissible ventures. It is obligatory to avoid the forbidden.
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