Job Seeking and Interviews
226 questions
What is your guidance for someone who faces difficulty in understanding and memorizing, and a weakness in proficiency in Fiqh, despite his intense love for it and being an Imam of a mosque, and spending most of his time studying via computer in a city where scholars are unavailable? And is it advisable for him to change his specialization or job, or to content himself with preaching without issuing fatwas?
Is what the questioner did—leaving a job at an establishment that sells statues (while knowing that his work as an accountant does not involve touching the statues) and moving to another job with a lower salary—considered a correct decision, or is it an injustice to himself and his family?
What is the difference between sincerity to Allah and sincerity in work, and what sincerity is required of me, and what intention must be present when accomplishing a task, manufacturing something, or applying for a job?
Is seeking an additional evening job considered unlawful (haram) and negatively impactful on young job seekers, given the existence of a respectable and rewarding morning job?
Is it permissible to work with a certificate, parts of which were obtained through cheating, with the intention of making up for the lack of experience and knowledge after graduation?
Is money earned from a job, obtained after falsifying some grades in the transcript during the application to join the educational institution, halal or haram?
What is the ruling on money acquired by a father from working in usurious banks for many years, all of which was spent on living expenses, and is seeking forgiveness and repentance sufficient, or is he required to estimate this money and donate it, and is his current money from working in an Islamic bank considered lawful, and is it permissible for the children to eat from this money, and what is the ruling on items he bought with unlawful money if they are still present, and is it permissible for children to benefit from their father's money for study and training expenses if part of it is from previously unlawful earnings?
Is it permissible to supplicate for the spread of white color throughout the body for someone afflicted with vitiligo, and is that considered altering Allah's creation, knowing that treatment has been attempted without success?
Is the salary considered unlawful if one was employed by a company based on inaccurate information provided during job interviews, such as lying about the date of leaving the previous job and exaggerating achievements and tasks that were not performed?
What is the ruling on working in a usurious bank for a veiled woman who finds it difficult to obtain other employment and experiences family pressures that prevent her from leaving the job? And is it permissible for her to dispose of the money earned from it to spend on necessities, help her father with his debts, and give charity?
What is the ruling on interceding for a qualified person if the intercessor has an illicit relationship with the official? Is it permissible to perform Istikhara concerning this?
Is the questioner considered negligent towards his brother, whom he brought to work in Kuwait, then left the job and returned to his home country twice due to his extravagance and inability to manage money?
Is the salary the questioner receives from her job lawful or unlawful, given that she knows her relative did not intercede for her in the essential job placements, and that she did not take anyone's right?
Is one considered sinful if he chooses a job far from family and relatives, which involves hardship and toil, when there is another alternative with less income and fewer benefits?
Is it true that seeking forgiveness (istighfar) is a means of fulfilling needs, such as seeking forgiveness a thousand times with the intention of facilitating obtaining a job? And is it permissible to specify a certain number for seeking forgiveness for this purpose, knowing that there is no prescribed number for seeking forgiveness?
Is the commission that an accountant takes from a broker—whom the accountant brought to his manager—halal, and is it obligatory for him to inform his manager, knowing that informing him represents an impediment?
Do the contracts between major oil companies and subcontractors in Arab countries, which are subject to international commercial law, specifically British law, and which include clauses obligating major companies to insure the equipment and employees of contractors, constitute seeking judgment from other than the Sharia of Allah? What is the ruling on working to prepare these contracts with such an obligation? Can one seek guidance from the fatwa of Sheikh al-Islam for someone who works in a place with "maks" (unjust tax/toll) and alleviates the burden on people?
Is it permissible for a husband and wife to agree upon the husband's travel to work as a diplomat, with the wife's knowledge of the possibility of her being compelled to intermingle with foreigners at parties (by shaking hands or seeing them consume alcohol), and with the presence of children who are feared to be influenced by these societies, especially since refusal would forfeit a significant financial opportunity?
Is it permissible to ask people to find a suitable job to alleviate psychological and financial pressures, knowing the detestability of asking people?
What is the ruling on a factory owner granting a percentage of the sales of his products to another person, with the latter guaranteeing the payment of the sales value from the benefiting companies, knowing that one of these companies employs the marketer? And what are the Sharia-related caveats in this transaction?
Is it obligatory to work a second job after a government job until late at night for a similar income, despite its negative impact on one's health, life, and relationship with Allah, or is it sufficient to rely on the morning job?
Is it permissible to work in a bank, knowing that there is a job opportunity in another bank, and few job opportunities in other sectors due to the financial crisis?
What is the ruling on money earned from a job in the following cases: sleeping during working hours, wasting classes, being late for work, neglecting activities, repeatedly seeking permission unnecessarily, not caring about what the boss says, not respecting colleagues, and being harsh with students? And how can those who commit these acts be advised?
How can a student specializing in "Information Systems Security" and "Computer Systems Hacking" make his knowledge purely for the sake of Allah Almighty and beneficial to Islam and Muslims, and is his pursuit of knowledge for a worldly position or status considered among the prohibited?