Is my work in a tourist village, which involves ordering alcoholic beverages and writing checks for them, while being unable to lower my gaze and having to resort to masturbation for fear of fornication, Haram (religiously forbidden)? And is my money lawful or unlawful, given that I cannot find any other work?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is not permissible to remain in the aforementioned work due to the impermissibility of being present in a place of sin or assisting in it. The salary in exchange for permissible benefit is lawful, but one must leave the work due to the impermissibility of witnessing evil, while repenting to Allah, leaving the job, seeking another, and refraining from the forbidden masturbation.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/98172
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 98172
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy