The ruling on soliciting passersby by inviting customers at the shop door
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner asks about the issue of soliciting passersby. He says: Some owners of adjacent shops that have the same business activity assign their employees to go out to the shop door to invite customers to enter.
Answer:
Soliciting passersby, whether by himself or by his representative or employee, is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner asks about the issue of soliciting passersby. He says: Some owners of adjacent shops that have the same business activity assign their employees to go out to the shop door to invite customers to enter.
Answer:
Soliciting passersby, whether by himself or by his representative or employee, is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في قيام الليل — islamhouse.com (1:04:54)
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