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Earning money through uploading videos on Youtube

· 2 Jumada I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If I make a video and I upload it on YouTube, when people watch that video then I receive money for that, if that video does not include animate objects and only my voice is included with that video, is this money legal in Islam?

Answer

We discourage this.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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