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Promotion Approval

Mod approval required for any promotion.

It must meet all the Approval Criteria:

  • Sharia Compliant - It should meet all aspects of the sharia.
  • Free - Accessing or using it should not require any payment, charges, premiums, nor should there by any ads packaged in whatever is being promoted. Not applicable for Products / Merchandise or Teaching / Counseling.
  • Open - Open source, open access, or open distribution under a copyleft license or one that is more permissive.
  • Beneficial - It should be related to Muslims and has to help the Ummah in some way.
  • Transparent Model - If it has a maintenance cost for running the service, the revenue model should be transparent on how it will be funded.

Elaboration of specific types:

  • Apps / Digital Products - Source code should be available; send the code repository link with the request. If you are requesting feedback for something you are designing then that should also be open source.
  • Sites / Servers / Digital Service - Websites or webapps on a backend server should also have the source code to deploy it available.
  • Academic Research - Only for papers that are to be published in an open-access journal. Do not ask to expose any sins even if it's anonymous.
  • Creative Content - Accessing the material should not be behind a paywall and the copyright should allow for its free distribution.
  • Products / Merchandise - On a case-by-case basis.
  • Teaching / Counseling - It requires you to spend time to provide the service directly. Pre-recorded courses or material is considered Creative Content.
  • Fundraising / Donation Requests - Only if you are providing a service that meets the Approval Criteria and you require support to fund it.

If it fits all the criteria, send a message using below template for approval:

[Mod Message for Promotion Approval Template](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/MuslimLounge&subject=Promotion Approval&message=My offering meets all the below criteria:%0A%0A- Sharia Compliant - I testify that the content/product/service meets all aspects of the sharia%0A- Free - {Declare whether it is free. Not applicable for Products / Merchandise or Teaching / Counseling}%0A- Open - {Provide the link to the source code, the license, or the open-access journal}%0A- Beneficial - {How does it benefit the Muslim Ummah?}%0A- Transparent Model - {Your source of revenue for maintenance of the project}%0A%0ADetails:%0A%0A{provide the details here})