Is it permissible to continue in a side job that conflicts with the terms of the employment contract, and what should be done with the money earned from it?
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If the employer stipulates that the employee not work outside official working hours, and the employee agrees to this, and the employer has a valid reason for this stipulation, then the condition must be fulfilled, as Allah Almighty says: "O you who have believed, fulfill [your] contracts." However, if the employer does not have a valid reason for this condition, then it holds no weight. In the event that the condition is binding, if the employee works outside [official hours] without the employer's permission, he is sinful for violating the condition, but what he earns from that work is not forbidden to him.
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