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What is the ruling on launching a satellite channel for conducting public auctions via text messages, knowing that the price is anchored either by the highest bid in a single message or by the largest number of messages?

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"There is no legal impediment, according to Islamic law, to selling through public auction via satellite channels and modern communication methods, provided that the Shariah-compliant regulations for selling are observed. Similarly, there is no impediment to opening a channel specifically for auctions, as long as it sells permissible goods and adheres to the Shariah-compliant regulations, because the means take the ruling of their ends."

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