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What is the ruling on the following professions in a commercial shop, whether the owner works in them himself or rents them out to others: internet cafes, photography shops, and shops selling religious books?

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We have previously discussed internet cafes in Fatwa no. 32772, and photography studios in Fatawa no. 36431, 48008, and 54097. It is permissible to establish an internet cafe and a photography studio and to work in them if they conform to the details explained in those fatwas; otherwise, it is forbidden. As for a religious bookstore, there is no harm in it, provided that the books are free from innovations (bid'ah) and superstitions.

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