Job Seeking and Interviews
229 questions
Is it permissible for a Muslim to resort to a church to seek employment, especially with the spread of unemployment and poverty in Egypt, knowing that the priest is welcoming and expedites the applicant's request?
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?
What is sincerity to Allah in one's work, and how can I be sincere to Allah in my work?
What is the position of teachers who take teaching as a profession and receive wages for it, in relation to the reward mentioned in the hadiths that speak of the virtue of those who teach people beneficial knowledge?
Does the questioner fall under the threat of forsaking a Muslim, knowing that the other party is the one who swore not to speak to him and slanders his reputation? Is it permissible for him to ask his friend, the employer, to fire this man for denying a religion to him? Is it permissible for him to supplicate against him in prayer?
Is it permissible for me to live off the money of my husband, who worked as a security guard in a place that sells alcohol before our marriage, and then moved to work for an electronics company?
Which is better: to leave the current job and return to the home country to live with one's wife, or to continue working abroad despite being unable to bring one's wife due to a low salary?
Which is better: a job with a moderate salary that takes up all one's time to earn money for marriage and chastity, or a job with a low salary that allows for the pursuit of knowledge and the company of the righteous, along with striving for marriage?
Is the Syrian doctor's logic that sustenance is preordained and will reach him wherever and whenever (Syria or the Gulf) correct, and that there is no need to move for a better job?
Is working as an engineer without informing the employer of the true educational level (Higher Technician) considered a false testimony, and is the livelihood earned from this work unlawful?
Is there a Hadith that necessitates seeking provision with dignity and self-respect, and should one reject a job opportunity with an arrogant person?
Is it obligatory to work full-time as an employee in a shop, or to search for another job that allows for diligent study in computer science and the pursuit of Islamic knowledge?
What is the ruling on working for a company where the employer lies and incites discord among employees, and is it permissible to go along with this atmosphere to keep the job?
What is the ruling on working for a contracting company that obtains its projects through deceit and pays bribes to secure projects or undeserved funds, and what is the ruling on the salary received from working on printing these documents when there is no other alternative employment?
Is an employee who works in an internet cafe frequented by both the righteous and the unrighteous, with the unrighteous being the majority, considered sinful?
What is the ruling on forging a certificate of experience to obtain a better job, knowing that the person possesses the required experience and has not harmed anyone?
Is it permissible for a married woman to stop financial aid to her poor family, after her husband had been giving them a monthly sum for 5 years, in order to encourage her adult siblings to rely on themselves and not to be content with abstaining from work like their father, especially since they do not have permanent jobs?
What is the ruling on the salary that will be granted to returning Iraqi employees who previously left their jobs due to low pay and have now returned claiming political reasons, which will enable them to add the years they were out of service, thereby potentially placing them in a better position than employees who remained in service?
Will a father's prayer against his daughter, asking that she not be blessed in her money because she applied for a job without his knowledge, even though the reason was poverty, lead to her suffering from excessive debt?
How can a husband prove his wife's disobedience (nushuz) legally and according to Sharia, considering that she has left the marital home and moved to live with her family, is seeking employment, and there is a daughter between them?
How does the questioner balance his desire to return to Egypt to leave a suspicious job, his father's rejection, who threatens to disown him if he does so, and his fear of disobeying his parents?
Is it permissible for me to trim my beard for the purpose of getting a job as a teacher in a public school in Finland?
What is the ruling on working in hotel reservations for clients intending to travel to non-Islamic countries to commit immoral acts, and is the money earned from this work unlawful, and is it permissible to continue in this work to pay off debts?