Top mufti in Facebook ban

CAIRO: Egypt’s top mufti has issued a fatwa saying buying Facebook “likes” is prohibited under Islam.

The religious ruling has been made because the practice is considered a form of fraud.

Grand Mufti Shawki Allam regularly issues all sorts of fatwas, usually in response to questions by Muslims seeking religious guidance.

The questions are asked of the Dar al-ifa, the Sunni Muslim institution in charge of religious rulings, mainly based on the

Koran.

The mufti posted on the institution’s Facebook page this week it is “religiously prohibited” to pay someone to click a “like” on a promotion. Mr Allam said “it is deceptive”.