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What is the ruling on earning profit from the Internet through watching and clicking on advertisements, the referral system (brokerage), renting referrals (similar to the stock market), subscribing to a gold membership, and performing small tasks (mini-jobs)?

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The Mufti answers the questioner based on their question and their depiction of the issue, just as a judge rules on what he hears. The mentioned issues include:

1. Free subscription and watching permissible advertisements are not objectionable. 2. Attracting subscribers and receiving a commission from the company are not objectionable. 3. Purchasing clients involves gharar (excessive uncertainty), and the amount paid for their clicks involves qimar (gambling) and uncertainty in profits. 4. Purchasing a golden membership is not permissible because it falls under prohibited gambling. 5. "Mini-jobs," if they are merely ju'alah (a contract for a specific task) or ijarah (a rental/hire contract) for research or work, and there is no Sharia-related prohibition, then there is no objection.

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