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Opening new accounts to get a first-purchase discount

فتح حسابات جديدة للحصول على خصم أول شراء

A question about opening new accounts to get a first-purchase discount, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that a Muslim must be truthful, and that opening a new account for the same buyer must respect the site's rules; if it breaches them it is not permitted. The Department answered that a Muslim must be truthful in word and deed, citing Surat al-Anfal 8:27, Surat al-Tawba 9:119 and a hadith it attributes to al-Bukhari whose meaning is that whoever cheats the Muslims is not of them. It said that opening a new account for the same buyer must respect the website's instructions; if it breaches them, it is not permitted.

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A question about opening new accounts to get a first-purchase discount, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that a Muslim must be truthful, and that opening a new account for the same buyer must respect the site's rules; if it breaches them it is not permitted. 1

The question

The questioner asked about opening a new account each time a customer buys from an online store that gives a discount on the first purchase. 1

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The Department answered that a Muslim must be truthful in word and deed, citing Surat al-Anfal 8:27, Surat al-Tawba 9:119 and a hadith it attributes to al-Bukhari whose meaning is that whoever cheats the Muslims is not of them. 1 It said that opening a new account for the same buyer must respect the website's instructions; if it breaches them, it is not permitted. 1

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Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4475, dated 21 May 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.

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  1. Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4475

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islam.museum contributors. “Opening new accounts to get a first-purchase discount”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-new-accounts-for-a-first-purchase-discount/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-02.

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Students using ChatGPT to prepare research

A question about students using ChatGPT to prepare research, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that a student may not have the technology produce the core intellectual effort of a research paper and present it as his own, since that is lying and cheating, but may use it for formal tasks such as gathering information and sources and proofreading. The Department answered that ChatGPT is an interactive model based on artificial intelligence, developed by the American company OpenAI and launched in November 2022, which can be used to create content, write articles and help with research; the ruling on using it for research and assignments depends on the kind of effort involved. The original effort that is the point of the work, namely formulating information, drawing conclusions, ordering ideas and discussing open questions, may not be produced with this technology and attributed to oneself to mislead supervisors, since research is a means of assessment, and this earns an undeserved grade and puts the student on a par with those who worked hard. It cited a hadith agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim whose meaning is that one who pretends to have what he was not given is like one wearing two garments of falsehood, Surat al-Tawba 9:119, and a hadith narrated by Muslim whose meaning is that whoever cheats us is not of us, calling this lying, cheating and forgery. As for formal effort, such as using search engines, gathering information, statistics and sources, and proofreading, there is no objection to using any artificial-intelligence tool that gives the research strength and scholarly authenticity. The Department advised students and researchers to avoid lying, cheating and forgery, to keep their own personal effort in writing their studies, and to use these technologies in ways pleasing to God.