Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam recently issued a fatwa against the act of buying or selling "fake" Facebook likes, claiming such an action is "prohibited under Islam because it's a form of fraud and deception."

Earlier this week, the grand mufti shared his views in a post on his official Facebook page, in which he stated that it is "religiously prohibited" to buy and sell certain types of likes on the platform.

It is only permissible under the condition that ads and promotions on the platform don't grant profiles or pages fake users.