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What is the ruling on placing paid advertisements on a website, whether from advertising companies or by participating in the Google AdSense service, and what is the Islamic legal standard for these advertisements?

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Advertising on the internet or elsewhere is permissible if the advertised item is lawful. There is no objection to taking a fee for it, provided the fee is known. As for subscribing to the Google AdSense service, it is not permissible because its terms accept advertisements for interest-based and forbidden websites, which is considered cooperation in sin and and aggression.

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