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What is the ruling on working in brokerage or e-marketing for services that include a monthly or annual subscription with varying degrees, and obtaining a known and specified percentage of the buyer's recurring payments, with the percentage transferring to the new amount paid if the buyer changes the membership degree?

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It is not permissible to work as a marketer if the marketing requires payment of money as subscription or training fees, because it is a form of prohibited (gambling/speculation). Similarly, marketing is only permissible for lawful matters, and it is forbidden to market for a prohibited transaction, such as marketing discount cards for which a subscriber pays money to obtain discounts. This is because they are a form of prohibited maysir, and fatwas have been issued declaring them unlawful. If the service involves the client subscribing with a sum of money in exchange for discounts, it is a prohibited transaction, and it is forbidden to act as an intermediary for it or to assist in dealing with it.

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