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What is the ruling on traveling to build a tourist village if refusing to travel means losing one's job?

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Building tourist villages in the aforementioned area involves religious transgressions such as mixing of genders, immodest display, alcoholic beverages, and usury. Participating in their construction or assisting with it is considered cooperation in sin and aggression, which is forbidden, according to the Almighty’s saying: (And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression). Sitting with those who commit abominations or mock God's verses makes a person like them in sin, so what about those who help them build a place for immorality and disobedience? The duty is to advise the officials to prohibit their action, and to excuse oneself from the work by any stratagem. If that is not possible, then look for another job.

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