What is the ruling on working with "Panel Station" company, which sends messages to receive surveys in exchange for points that convert into cash credit, knowing that it does not require payment for registration and relies on participants' answers to provide paid reports to other companies?
In summary, there is no objection to participating in company surveys in exchange for points that are converted into cash credit, provided that the points and their cash equivalent are known. This fulfills the condition of certainty (maʿlūmiyyah) required in commutative contracts such as ijarah (leasing/hiring) and juʿalah (reward/stipend for a specific task), based on the opinion of the Malikis, Shafi'is, and Hanbalis who stipulate that a condition for the validity of a juʿalah contract is that the reward (jaʿl) be a known asset in terms of type and quantity.
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