Sharʿī Ruling on Using the Shopify Platform
Question:
What is the Islamic ruling on working with or using Shopify?
Answer by:
Shaykh Ḥāfiẓ Khidr Ḥayāt (ḥafiẓahullāh)
What is Shopify?
- Shopify is a digital platform, functioning similarly to WordPress, that allows users to create online stores and facilitates e-commerce.
- It provides tools and features for online selling, inventory management, and customer transactions.
Sharʿī Ruling:
✔ There is nothing inherently impermissible in using the Shopify platform.
✔ Its permissibility or impermissibility depends entirely on the user’s intent and how it is utilized.
- If used for permissible (ḥalāl) trade, it is Islamically lawful.
- If used for selling impermissible (ḥarām) products, it becomes prohibited to use.
Summary:
- Shopify is merely a tool.
- Its Sharʿī ruling depends on its usage.
- Permissible commerce = Permissible usage
- Prohibited items or activities = Prohibited usage
وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ
