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What is the ruling on completely blocking pictorial and "enticing" ads to avoid inappropriate content, and what is the effect of that on profits? And am I sinful if text ads (such as: "Buy your clothes now") could lead to the display of inappropriate images after the visitor clicks on them? And is it permissible to block entire ad categories (such as religious or weight loss ads) even though some ads in these categories may be permissible?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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"Legal rulings are tied to effective descriptions, not names. The impermissibility of using advertising programs is related to promoting prohibited goods or advertisements that include prohibited elements (such as裸体 images). If it is possible to control the program to display only permissible advertisements, then there is no harm in subscribing to it. As for text advertisements, there is no harm in promoting them unless it is known that they lead to something prohibited, and mere probability does not have an effect."

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