Financial Income of the Digital Game Developers and Providers creators from the Perspective of the Islamic Jurisprudence

Nowadays, virtual space has become the basis for the emergence of a new generation of computer games called "digitalNowadays, virtual space has become the basis for the emergence of a new generation of computer games called "digital games", which are very popular among the young generation owing to their being attractive and web-based. Purchase and selling of these games are accompanied with some ambiguities due to the mode of their execution and the nature of the characters inside the game in such a way that some have considered it illegitimate. Therefore, what is worthy of research is the examination and application of the Islamic rules on the financial income of the developers and providers of such digital games. For this purpose, the present article analyzes the financial incomes from digital games in the light of various perspectives such as game sales, streaming, being a tester and betting. The results of the present article, obtained by descriptive-analytical method, show that the purchase and sale of digital games, if free from obstacles and issues such as disbelief strengthening, sacrilege, and gambling usage, are permissible. Therefore, financial circulations resulting from the streaming as well as cooperation in their development and providing will also be allowed and that only the incomes from winnings and losings as well as pawning are illegal