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Is working at Crédit Mutuel, a company specialized in technology and programming, permissible (halal), given that it is an extension of a global federal union of banks consisting of governmental investment funds with political objectives, and there is doubt as to whether it involves usury (riba)?

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The ruling on working in the field of programming investment funds depends on the nature of the funds and their investments. If they are forbidden, such as usurious banks, then it is not permissible to work in them, due to the Almighty's saying: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression," and due to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba (usury), the one who feeds it, its scribe, and its two witnesses," and he said: "They are all equal." However, if the company's activity is permissible, there is no objection to working for it, provided that one does not directly engage in what is forbidden or directly assist in it. It is preferable to ask scholars who are knowledgeable about the state of such institutions.

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