What is the ruling on posting pictures of immodestly dressed women on an American website, dealing with it, and profiting from it, knowing that there are female advertisements (non-pornographic) and usurious banks? And is profit from file-hosting and download sites permissible, with the appearance of female advertisements and usurious banks? And what is the ruling on profiting from upgrading (upgrade) fast files if they are not used? And what is the ruling on creating an Islamic website to publish links for downloading Islamic clips and profiting from usurious companies that display non-pornographic images? And what is the ruling on the "referral" system in projects, where the project head receives a percentage of the profits of the members they invited?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
It is not permissible to deal with websites that promote forbidden things such as pornographic images or usurious advertisements, because it falls under cooperating in sin and aggression. However, earning profit from providing a fast download service for permissible materials on the website is not objectionable. Regarding the "referrals" system, if registration is free of charge and the profit comes from the website itself, not from the subscribers, then there is no harm; otherwise, it is not permissible. It is also a condition that the materials from these companies are free from Sharia violations.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/137326
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 137326
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy