Can I Make Money from Amazon Merch?

Question

Can I make money by selling printed t-shirts on Amazon merch in-demand programs? I won’t use any images or offensive quotes in my designs. Please kindly guide me.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. Amin.

Regarding your question, it is permissible to sell printed t-shirts on platforms such as the one described as long as the designs do not contain any offensive or unlawful images or quotes. It is vital to ensure that the designs adhere to Islamic principles and values and do not promote anything contrary to the teachings of Islam.

Furthermore, it is crucial to ensure that the source of income from selling these t-shirts is legitimate and permissible. If the t-shirts are sold in a way that involves riba (interest), or any other prohibited means, then the income generated would not be considered lawful, and Allah knows best.

In conclusion, as long as the designs on the t-shirts are halal and the income generated is permissible, it is permissible to sell them on the site in question or any other similar platform.

I pray this is of benefit and that Allah guides us all.
[Shaykh] Irshaad Sedick
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar Shaykh Taha Karaan.

Shaykh Irshaad received Ijaza from many luminaries of the Islamic world, including Shaykh Taha Karaan, Mawlana Yusuf Karaan, and Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Makki, among others.

He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.

Shaykh Irshaad has thirteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic online learning and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and has completed his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy living and fitness.