Job Seeking and Interviews
226 questions
What is the ruling on paying 500 Tunisian dinars as a bribe to get a job in a bank, while feeling extreme remorse for doing so?
Is it permissible for a female student studying Islamic sciences at a private university, whose father cannot afford the tuition fees, to work as a secretary in an elementary school or in mixed-gender environments if she cannot find any other job, considering it a matter of necessity?
Is it permissible to pay fictitious social security contributions in the name of another establishment in order to obtain a suitable retirement pension after the request to return to the previous job was denied?
Is seeking intercession for acceptance into a professional project considered deception and causing another person to lose their place, and is that considered a sin?
Is traveling for work in Saudi Arabia permissible or forbidden, especially since I had intended not to travel, but then changed my mind due to my family's difficult circumstances, knowing that the person who offered me the job works in an usurious bank?
Do the parents have the right to refuse their son's secret marriage due to his young age, his lack of a degree or a job, and the bad character of the woman he wants to marry, and is the son's action considered a major sin?
Is it permissible to profit from TikTok videos that include singing and characters, when necessary, if there is no provider or other means to obtain basic necessities?
Is being content with Allah instead of seeking human intercession, after taking all necessary measures and seeking Allah's guidance (istikharah), the essence of reliance upon Allah and more beloved to Him?
What is the ruling on working as a maintenance engineer in a laundry company that deals with hotels, factories, hospitals, and restaurants, knowing that the company does not deal directly with individuals, and that the job applicant is not under financial pressure and is seeking lawful earnings?
What is the legal ruling in Islamic law regarding the registration of trademarks for alcoholic beverages by a company for the protection of intellectual and industrial property, where the questioner is employed, and is the salary earned from this work permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram), knowing that employees cannot refuse registration and there are no alternative job opportunities?
Is it permissible to work in Western countries and America due to the lack of good opportunities in one's home country, provided that one is committed and there are no forbidden things in the job?
Is it Islamically permissible for an employment agency to take half of the wages in return for providing job opportunities?
Is the husband's failure to find a job for two years, despite his experience and attempts, a trial from Allah, or envy, or sorcery, especially after a colleague threatened him with revenge subsequent to his exposure of embezzlement?
Was her Istikhara to leave her job correct? Is leaving such a job obligatory? And was what she did, leaving the job before finding an alternative, correct?
Is paying money for government employment considered a bribe, knowing that there is no intention of paying it and that it is a common method for getting things done?
What is the solution for escaping the cycle of instability in work and housing, characterized by difficulty finding job opportunities, mistreatment during interviews, employment in small companies, frequent termination from work, and the repetition of the same problems in housing?
What is the way out of the tribulation of financial hardship that the questioner is experiencing, despite his diligence in seeking what is lawful and his adherence to acts of worship and remembrance, especially after self-employment no longer suffices to meet his and his family’s needs?
What is the relationship between sustenance (rizq) and one's job? Is the job itself considered sustenance?
Is it permissible for a university student who works in a company where women wear indecent clothing and he finds it difficult to completely lower his gaze, to leave the job, relying on Allah to compensate him with something better, especially since the salary is essential to pay university tuition fees?
Does refusing strenuous, low-paying work—when no other work is available—contradict the principle of taking measures to seek sustenance?
How can one eliminate the psychological and nervous pressure resulting from an unwillingness to continue in the family business with one's father and grandfather, and convince the father of this, given his desire for his son to inherit this business?
Is searching for work by speaking with shop owners to ask them about the availability of job opportunities considered asking of other than Allah, or is it a form of striving?
What is the ruling regarding a girl who repented to Allah working in her former field of specialization as an agricultural engineer, which may involve mixing with men (ikhtilat) and traveling without a mahram, and what is the permissible alternative field of work that she can engage in from home, especially in the field of programming, which may face legitimate concerns related to selling applications used for haram purposes or advertisements containing images of animate beings and music, taking into consideration the difficulty of finding permissible work in her country and her desire not to be a burden on her family?
Is it obligatory to inform a former colleague about the false accusation that led to his dismissal and ask for his forgiveness, knowing that there are opinions that prohibit this on the grounds that Allah has concealed the matter? And what is the ruling on leaving one's current job due to remembering this incident?