What is the ruling on working as a software developer for a company that develops an application using artificial intelligence to recommend investment options in companies, knowing that the application's profits come from a specific percentage of investors' profits and monthly subscriptions?
The service provided by the application is originally permissible (mubah), and therefore, there is no objection to working on its programming or development, even if there is a possibility of a Sharia-prohibited act occurring in some transactions conducted through it. This is because such an act is not the intended purpose of developing the application, and only the one who commits it, or directly and intentionally assists in that specific corrupt transaction, is held accountable for it.
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