Is it permissible for me to work selling books and publications, while avoiding the sale of anything that promotes obscenity, perversion, or magic, knowing that some books may contain topics that are not in line with Islamic Sharia, such as contemporary philosophy, political sciences, and literary works, this being because I peruse these books to expand my knowledge in addition to my study of Sharia sciences?
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The questioner is right in his determination to refrain from selling books that encourage promiscuity, perversion, magic, and philosophies that contradict the religion of God, such as atheism and similar ideologies. As for books on political science and literary works, there is no harm in selling them as long as there is a permissible benefit in them, even if they contain elements that are not approved by Islamic law.
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