What is the ruling regarding a girl who repented to Allah working in her former field of specialization as an agricultural engineer, which may involve mixing with men (ikhtilat) and traveling without a mahram, and what is the permissible alternative field of work that she can engage in from home, especially in the field of programming, which may face legitimate concerns related to selling applications used for haram purposes or advertisements containing images of animate beings and music, taking into consideration the difficulty of finding permissible work in her country and her desire not to be a burden on her family?
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We advise seeking a job in your field of study that does not involve anything forbidden, such as seclusion () or suspicious mixing (ikhtilat). If that is not possible, there is no harm in working in the field of programming, as long as the programs themselves are permissible. Earning from it is permissible, and it only becomes forbidden if the program is sold to someone who is known to use it for unlawful purposes.
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