Praise be to Allah.
Is it permissible to invest in website Ads?
It is permissible to invest in advertising websites if they meet the following conditions:
- Joining the website should be free; if it is in return for payment then it is prohibited, because it is gambling and Riba, as it is exchanging money for money with delay of payment and a difference in quantity.
- The ads should be for permissible things.
- The participant should not use trickery with regard to clicking on ads by using software or paying websites to give the impression that there are a lot of visitors.
- What you will gain should be known , so every click should be worth such and such.
Is it permissible to make profit from website Ads by buying Ads for 1$?
From your question, it is clear that joining this website is not free; rather you have to pay a dollar. Based on that, it is prohibited to join it.
The fact that you benefit from this dollar by getting your website advertised does not make it permissible, because in reality the transaction with this website is as follows: you pay money in return for getting your website advertised, and you will be able to click on ads and make money out of that , as well as inviting others to join and make money from their contributions. This contract is prohibited, because it involves gambling and Riba.
As for gambling, that is because you are paying in the hope of acquiring more every time you click on ads, which may happen or may not happen.
This is definite loss for possible gain, which is the essence of gambling.
The reason why it is Riba is because it is exchanging money for money, with an additional amount and a delay in the exchange.
If your aim is to advertise your website, then you should pay money and nothing else; you should not try to make money by clicking on ads. In other words, do not combine advertising with making money at the same time, because the trickery that you are trying to use to get around the prohibition is quite obvious.
Can you sell your account to others?
With regard to selling your account to someone else, if what is meant is selling your website, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if what is meant is that the one who buys it will be joining the advertising website and will be given his own account, with points and profits, then it is not permissible to sell it, because of what we have noted above about it being a prohibited contract.
Similarly, it is not permissible to invite others to join it , because that comes under the heading of helping in sin and transgression.
And Allah knows best.
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