What is the Islamic ruling on e-commerce that relies on subscribing to profit-generating company websites that promote products or other sites, where the subscriber receives a percentage of money merely by clicking on advertising links or reading emails, or by subscribing to investment sites that multiply money in a short period?
The nature and characteristics of the subscription to these websites, the basis on which the subscriber receives money, and the nature of the purchased shares are not clear to us. We kindly request the questioner to clarify the nature of the transaction so that we can issue a ruling on it. The questioner should be aware that the practice of a certain transaction by Arabic websites does not necessarily imply its permissibility in Islamic law. A Muslim must be cautious about entering into a transaction if they do not know whether it is permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram). They should ask the people of knowledge, as Allah Almighty says: "So ask the people of the remembrance if you do not know."
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