webhosting

Adverts appearing on free websites

Q: WordPress.com is a website hosting service provider. The company offers a free website plan (package). A downside of the free plan is that WordPress.com will occasional display an advertisement on one's website. One has no control over the content and images appearing in these advertisements. As long as the advertised content is not (sexually) mature or illegal, it can appear on one's website. All advertisements are either a still image or a playable video. The appearance of haraam advertisements are likely and are often observed. One does not gain any income from these advertisements in the free package. Only logged-in WordPress account holders do not see advertisements.

1. Is it permissible to host an Islamic website using this free WordPress.com website plan?

2. Is it permissible to host a non-Islamic website using this free WordPress.com website plan?

3. Is it permissible to host and design websites for non-Muslims using this free WordPress.com website plan?

Web hosting

Q: We are selling dedicated servers to customer in the U.S. They purchase this service from us and than use it for their business, etc. We do not know what they will use this service for. They use the server for marketing etc. We do not sell such a service to the person who is going use it unlawfully and in a wrong way but when we can not recognise where they will use this service, than what can we do? Can we provide them hosting service? Is it permissible to for us deal with them? This server and hosting service can be use in both ways permissible and impermissible ways. It depend on customers usage. Please advise us.