What is the ruling on registering in a new social media platform that grants subscribers, three months before its launch, a portion of its lifetime profits in exchange for bringing in other subscribers, knowing that it does not require any payment or purchase?
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It is permissible to subscribe to the website and attract subscribers to it in exchange for a percentage of its profits if what is displayed on it is permissible, considering that the contract between you is a ju'alah (reward-based) contract, and there is no harm in it being continuous without a specified duration. However, if what is displayed on the website is forbidden, then it is not permissible to subscribe to it or attract subscribers to it, because Allah Almighty says: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression."
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