1. Is it permissible to wash cups and utensils used in the preparation of intoxicants and pastries that contain alcohol or wine in their making? 2. Is it permissible to work in a place that sells intoxicants, and the carrying of them by disobedient Muslims is not denounced, knowing that one might be compelled to carry them oneself? 3. Is it permissible to remain in workplaces where the Divine Being, religion, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, are reviled, or is it obligatory to leave the job? 4. Is the wage earned from this work lawful or unlawful, and what should be done with the money if it is unlawful? 5. Was prayer permissible in the storage room containing alcoholic beverages, and what should be done if it was not permissible?
Every issue you mentioned, such as washing glasses used for drinking alcohol, pouring out their contents, cleaning tools and machines used in preparing pastries, the transgressors insulting the Divine Essence, and the absence of a place for prayer except the storage room which contains alcoholic beverages, makes working in that place impermissible.
As for the salary earned from previous work: - If you were ignorant of the religious ruling: There is no harm in using it if you repent to Allah, for Allah Almighty says: "So whoever receives an admonition from his Lord and stops, he may have what has passed, and his affair is to Allah." However, it is more scrupulous to dispose of it in charitable ways. - If you were aware of the work's impermissibility: You must dispose of all the money by spending it on the welfare of Muslims, such as the poor and needy, and engage in sincere repentance, frequent seeking of forgiveness, and righteous deeds. If you are poor, you may take from it what suffices your needs.
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