Developing news websites

Q: We have signed a contract with a client and gave our development team on his parol whose nature of business is News Media. They have to develop a website where they put all news and articles and different type of stories and put different type of pictures like sports, politics, their religious activities, astrology etc. Whole team is working for his projects and he give us administration fee because currently his team is working from our office. He also gives us commission because we give him our whole team we are not involed in any activities so is it permissible to sign such a contract and what about our income it will be lawful for us?

A: As long as it does not contain anything haraam nor does it have pictures of animate objects it is permissible.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)