What is the ruling on working as a doctor in a clinic affiliated with a private hospital inside a hotel that serves alcoholic beverages and hosts parties, with the hotel providing full accommodation for the doctor, and is this work considered permissible in Islamic Sharia?
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There is no objection to working in a hotel if the work does not involve unlawful matters. Rather, it is confined to providing treatment to patients, or granting sick leaves, and approving invoices for purchasing medicine for employees. The salary earned from it is lawful. One must be keen to lower their gaze and avoid gatherings of evil.
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