Earning through ads on YouTube
Question
If I want to earn on youtube, is it halal? The money comes for the ads which are played during my video and I have no idea what the ads will show or promote.
Answer
If they contain animate objects then the pictures of animate objects are haraam.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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