What is the ruling on programming a website to increase interaction on social media platforms through an intermediary of unknown nature?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is permissible to program social media websites, work on them, and increase interaction on them, as long as the use of these sites is permissible. Ignorance of how this occurs does not change the ruling, because the default is permissibility, and "the unknown is like the non-existent."
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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