Is It Permissible to Promote Ebooks on Topics Like Money and Lifestyle Islamically?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
I used to promote ebooks I created on topics like money, lifestyle, and health by commenting on these books. Is this permissible, and how should I promote these books Islamically?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
The topics you choose, such as money, lifestyle, and health, are acceptable as long as the recommendations of books you share are in line with Islamic principles. This means they should be free from vulgarity and not include unIslamic or impermissible content, illicit themes, or anything enticing to impermissible behavior.
The Best People are Those Who Benefit Others
Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The believer is friendly and befriended, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly nor befriended. The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people.” [Tabarani, Al-Mujam al-Awsat]
Sahl bin Sa’d (Allah be pleased with him) said that The Messenger of Allah (Allah be pleased with him) said: “This goodness contains many treasures, and for those there are keys. So glad tidings to the one whom Allah makes a key to good and a lock for evil, and woe to the one whom Allah makes a key to evil and a lock to good.” [Ibn Majah]
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
