Cloaking Affiliate Links

· 3 Rajab 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35062English
Jurisprudence and Rulings (Fiqh)

Question

is cloaking affiliate links haram...???

because cloaking affiiate links is very important for affiliate marketer.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Cloaking affiliate links is a norm and in fact encouraged. It is not prohibited to do so.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ahmad Jafari

Student Darul Iftaa
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Cloaking an affiliate link is generally used for two main reasons. Firstly, to make the affiliate look better. Secondly, to have the liberty to change the affiliate link whenever necessary. (this was taken from the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuWITUWJBBc )

Answered by
Ahmad Jafari
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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