What is the ruling on working for an American company operating in the Gulf in the field of computer software, and what is the ruling on the salary and bonuses received from it, knowing that American companies are not free from dealing with usury in their money, and that the work will most likely be within the Gulf countries?
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It is permissible to work for this company, which develops computer software, if its programs do not include Sharia-prohibited elements, even if its work is mixed with usurious transactions. It is stipulated that the work must be confined to permissible commercial dealings, without writing usurious contracts, deeds, or checks.
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