12 minutes agoMufti: Don't buy Facebook. It's forbidden to Muslims.
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Egypt's Mufti, Shawki Allam, has issued a religious advice prohibiting the purchase of Like on Facebook, declaring it contrary to Islamic law. The Mufti's decision was published on Dar Al-Itta Al-Misriyah's Facebook page, an institution responsible for issuing religious decrees. He condemned the practice as deceptive, [...]
The Mufti's decision was published on Dar Al-Itta Al-Misriyah's Facebook page, an institution responsible for issuing religious decrees. He condemned the practice as deceptive, citing that the Prophet Muhammad says the “the cheater is not of us [the Muslims]” to justify his decision.
The council specifically condemned buying Facebook goods to build followers who do not reflect reality. His statement explains that “if the consents are false, or generated electronically and are not similar to the true individuals, then this is considered illegal because this is a form of fraud”, Telegragraphed.
However, Myhaft stressed that the decision does not stop promoting content.
“Admentation of content under Islamic law [Sheriati] is allowed as long as an account is promoted, a product, a page or an article so that the content can reach a certain number of users targeted in exchange for money”, the decision says.
This is not the first time Mufti has spoken about these aspects. Long ago, Allam issued a religious advice declaring that the purchase and sale of Bitcoin and cryptova peace is prohibited under Islamic law.
