Does the internet service provider bear a sin if subscribers use the internet to access forbidden websites, knowing that the distribution devices do not allow monitoring the websites being accessed?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is permissible to sell internet [service] to one who is not predominantly thought to use it for impermissible purposes. However, if it is predominantly thought or certainly known that he uses it for disobeying Allah Almighty, then it is not permissible to sell it to him.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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