How can one deal with a mother who rejects her daughter working in a pharmacy, claiming it is "shameful" or only for those in dire need, and insists that the work be in a place unsuitable for the daughter, knowing that the daughter desires to work for social and financial reasons and to gain experience, and believes her work does not violate Islamic law? Is it permissible to take the salary and conceal it from the mother? What is the ruling on a woman's right to innovate and invest her life as long as she adheres to the boundaries of religion?

A woman's work in a pharmacy or other similar places is permissible, as long as it does not involve impermissible seclusion (khalwa) or prohibited mixing (ikhtilat). Obedience to one's mother is obligatory in matters that are lawful (ma'ruf), provided she has a valid reason. If you find permissible work where you are not exposed to temptation, and you inform your father and he approves of it, then your mother does not have the right to prevent you from it. And if she approves of your work but forbids you from taking payment, there is no sin upon you for taking it without her knowledge. Strive to be dutiful and benevolent towards your mother, and there is no harm in supplicating for your marriage to a righteous man to be hastened.