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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-650: HUKUM MENGAMBIL UPAH MEMPROMOSIKAN PERKARA YANG HARAM ATAU DIFATWAKAN HARAM
What is the ruling on accepting payment to promote something that is clearly haram or has been declared haram by a fatwa?
Short answer
Accepting payment to promote something that is haram or declared haram is itself haram.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Accepting payment to promote something that is haram or declared haram is itself haram. Prohibited things hold no value in Islamic law, so they cannot be the subject of a wage or hire contract. The act also amounts to cooperating in wrongdoing and leads others into prohibited matters. The payment received is haram and must be purified.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum mengambil upah mempromosikan perkara yang diharamkan atau difatwakan haram adalah haram.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-650: HUKUM MENGAMBIL UPAH MEMPROMOSIKAN PERKARA YANG HARAM ATAU DIFATWAKAN HARAM”, 25 November 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5071-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-650-hukum-mengambil-upah-mempromosikan-perkara-yang-haram-atau-difatwakan-haram. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-payment-promoting-haram-things/