Fatwa #3506210 April 2016Indonesia
Cloaking Affiliate Links
Question
is cloaking affiliate links haram...???
because cloaking affiiate links is very important for affiliate marketer.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Cloaking affiliate links is a norm and in fact encouraged. It is not prohibited to do so.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ahmad Jafari
Student Darul Iftaa
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Cloaking an affiliate link is generally used for two main reasons. Firstly, to make the affiliate look better. Secondly, to have the liberty to change the affiliate link whenever necessary. (this was taken from the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuWITUWJBBc )