What is the ruling on working for a phone application to conduct a survey for a tobacco company?
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Smoking is Islamically forbidden due to its harm, and everything that assists in it is also forbidden, based on the Almighty's saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression." Therefore, it is not permissible to work in an application that assists a tobacco company, because it involves aiding its work and promoting it.
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