Job Seeking and Interviews
229 questions
What is the ruling on someone who applied for a job for which they did not meet the required qualifications, and passed a verbal interview for it, knowing that the job is not technical? And would the income derived from it be unlawful if it stipulated previous experience which they do not possess?
Is it permissible to lie on personal data (such as experience and place of residence) for the purpose of obtaining a job, and what is the ruling on money earned from work if it was obtained through lying?
Should one give up time dedicated to worship and seek another job to increase income in order to facilitate marriage and cease committing sins, or should one be patient until finding a wife who shares the same reliance on Allah for sustenance?
Which is better and more rewarding: searching for work outside Madinah in a specific engineering field to benefit Islam and Muslims, or continuing to work in Madinah in an undesirable field, or waiting for a desirable job opportunity in the same city?
Is a young man sinful if he does not go to work to earn money for marriage, fearing the temptation of lusts and the whispers of idleness? And does the description "those who have wronged themselves" in the noble verse apply to him? And is he considered among the insincere due to his laziness in working? And is it permissible for him to stay at home seeking knowledge until he finds a suitable, non-strenuous job?
Is it permissible for me to work as an architectural engineer in a private office, where I am alone with the owner of the office, a foreign man, for 15 to 30 minutes in the morning, with the door sometimes closed?
Should a daughter leave her job due to fear of her illness worsening, given that every time she performs Istikhara and goes to work, she immediately falls ill?
Is it permissible to receive a salary from a job whose contract requires the age to be 18 years or older, when the actual age is less, and the age will be falsified in the documents?
What is the ruling on drawing closer to Allah by slaughtering a sheep with the intention of healing from an illness and remaining in one's job, while believing that the slaughter is not a means to that, but rather for drawing closer to Allah and repelling tribulation?
What is the ruling on working for a company that prints and distributes publications, where the printed quantity is reduced from what was agreed upon with clients, with my knowledge and supervision and by order of the general manager? And is it obligatory for me to leave this job?
Which is more rewarding: accepting payment for teaching the Holy Qur'an, or seeking another job to meet financial needs?
Is the salary received permissible, knowing that the promotion to school principal was intended to silence union demands, and success in the inspection competition was achieved through nepotism?
Is it permissible for professors to add the names of their colleagues as researchers in their scientific research, without their actual participation in writing the research or its idea, in order to increase the number of their researches and accelerate their promotions? And what is the minimum acceptable level of participation for colleagues in research so that it is not considered deception or fraud?
Does the presence of a personal psychological or material interest in one's work compromise sincerity, such as choosing a lower-paying job for its ease and one's fondness for it, or raising one's son to memorize the Quran in exchange for worldly demands? And does this contradict sincerity by seeking worldly gain through acts intended for the afterlife?
What is the religious ruling regarding the obligation or non-obligation of acting upon a vision seen after performing Salat al-Istikhara, especially if the vision pertains to the subject of the Istikhara itself? Is it obligatory to act upon it whether it indicates good or evil? And based on a vision that involved the collapse of the workplace building, water hitting it, and a red sky, which recurred after the second Istikhara for the same job, and was accompanied by the family's disbelief in it, does this vision indicate evil in this job across all its departments? And if the questioner feels psychological discomfort at work and left it secretly due to the Istikhara vision, is this action correct? Was their decision delayed or premature, and is it a result of the Istikhara vision? What is the ruling if the questioner continues to work despite knowing about this vision? And should one take into consideration visions that clearly and quickly come true for them, even if they are not after Istikhara?
What is the ruling on the the aforementioned supplication for seeking a job, and is it considered a specification for a particular matter?
Is a person considered sinful if he resorted to deception to obtain additional money from his father to cover study expenses, and could his failure to find a job after graduation be due to this act, and what should he do if he is sinful?
What do you think: Should I enroll in the College of Sharia, or should I enroll in another college and then join the College of Sharia afterward?
How can I repent and return the money I stole, given my inability to work or borrow, and my desire for marriage and chastity?
What is the ruling on working in a place where alcoholic beverages are sold, given the unavailability of any other alternative employment?
What is the ruling on a salary from a government job obtained through mediation, and is it forbidden to remain in it, and is it permissible to remain in it until another job is found?
What is the ruling on my refraining from visiting my family, and my wife refraining from visiting them, as a result of my father's continuous abuse towards me and my wife, and his significant attempts to interfere in my life?
Is regret and seeking forgiveness sufficient to expiate the sin of lying in order to obtain residency in a foreign country, and what is the ruling on money earned from working there?
Was the questioner's action of refusing his father's mediation in finding him a job, out of fear of taking someone else's right, and his request to his father to inform him of job opportunities without a recommendation; right or wrong?