FatwaFederal TerritoriesSocial & Contemporary Issues
AL-KAFI #1521: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI BIGO LIVE UNTUK MENJANA PENDAPATAN
What is the ruling on using the Bigo Live app to earn income through live streaming such as chatting and dancing?
Short answer
The default ruling on things is permissibility unless evidence shows prohibition, and an act is judged by its intention and purpose.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The default ruling on things is permissibility unless evidence shows prohibition, and an act is judged by its intention and purpose. If the app is used for beneficial purposes and da'wah, its use is encouraged and the income may be benefited from. If it is used for sinful acts or what leads to the forbidden, both the use and the income are prohibited. Content must be free of obscenity and sin, there must be no unnecessary free mixing of men and women, and it must not be used for fraud or stealing data.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Namun sekiranya penggunaan bertujuan untuk melakukan kemaksiatan serta boleh mendatangkan kepada perkara yang diharamkan syara', maka kami berpendapat penggunaannya serta memperolehi pendapatan daripadanya adalah diharamkan.
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. “AL-KAFI #1521: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI BIGO LIVE UNTUK MENJANA PENDAPATAN”, 13 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3975-al-kafi-1521-hukum-menggunakan-aplikasi-bigo-live-untuk-menjana-pendapatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-using-bigo-live-app-earn-income/