What is the ruling on financial rewards obtained from attracting subscribers to a website that offers discount cards, and are these rewards affected by the method of attracting subscribers, which resembles network marketing?
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It is not permissible to participate in the aforementioned marketing scheme due to its inclusion of gambling (qimar) and forbidden uncertainty (). Selling with gharar is the sale of an unknown outcome, and it is a form of (gambling). Discount coupons, if exchanged for money, are forbidden due to their inclusion of gharar. It is not permissible to purchase these coupons or to direct others to them. Furthermore, participating in the network marketing system in exchange for purchasing coupons is not permissible, even if the marketed product itself is permissible.
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