What is the ruling on designing websites and transcribing lectures for scholars who adhere to Sufism, and is the designer held accountable for their statements and actions that may be published on these sites? And how can one distinguish between a moderate Sufi and an extremist Sufi, given the scarcity of religious knowledge?
Cooperating on website design is subject to Allah's saying: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression." If it is known or highly probable that the websites will be used to promote innovations (bid'ah), sins, or spread misguidance, then it is not permissible to design them. The money earned from such work would be unlawful (), and the designer would be a participant in the sin. It is not appropriate to design websites for Sufis or transcribe their lectures, especially for those who lack sufficient religious knowledge to distinguish truth from falsehood. Such individuals might design for them or oversee lectures that contain innovations and misguidance which they may not recognize.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/82191
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 82191
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy