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What is the ruling on working at McDonald's in Germany, in cases of necessity and non-necessity?

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If working in restaurants does not involve directly selling prohibited items such as pork and alcohol, or assisting in their consumption, then there is no objection to it. However, if the work includes selling prohibited items and you are compelled to work to meet your essential needs, then it is permissible, provided that you cannot find any other work, and that you take from the wage only what is necessary for your needs and dispose of the rest. This is based on the Almighty's saying: "But whoever is forced, without desiring it or exceeding due bounds, then there is no sin upon him." Exceeding the limits of necessity is considered transgression and aggression.

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