Permissible Occupations
600 questions
Is it permissible for an employee who was forced to accept a salary reduction to recover the financial difference without the company's knowledge, or to consider unpaid overtime hours as a recovery of this difference?
Is it permissible, in Sharia, to take a percentage ranging from 1% to 3% of the collateral's value in exchange for appraising its value and type for the customer?
Is it permissible for an employee to refuse to wear the uniform and tie requested by his manager at work?
Is it considered a sin for an employee to perform private work for the company's manager, when commissioned by the company? And what is the ruling on the salary from social security and the material compensation resulting from an injury? And how can one clear their conscience in this situation?
Is it permissible to work as a market researcher, which requires filling out forms with consumers, including men, for 40 minutes, knowing that the majority of people may not be truthful in their answers, that the forms may be altered later, and that the work sometimes requires lying and deception to persuade people, and the salary is based on the number of forms?
Is my work considered unlawful (haram), given that my job requires me to prepare invoices and accounts that include an increase in the prices of goods (theft), approved by the employer, knowing that I only receive my monthly salary and do not take any unlawful (haram) money?
Is the salary earned from working at a telecommunications company that calculates late payment fees or installment benefits for customers considered unlawful, knowing that these benefits are not significantly large and that I cannot change the nature of my work? And what should I do?
What is the ruling on the salary received from a job obtained through cheating in the medical examination, and what is its expiation?
What is the ruling on the money received by partner Zayd during the period in which he was not dedicating his full time to working for the company, and what is the ruling on the company, given that his partner Omar believes he was wronged due to the profit-sharing ratio not being adjusted after their working circumstances changed?
What is the ruling on a sales representative taking a commission in exchange for motivating salespeople from other companies to increase their purchases of products from the company he works for, knowing that these incentives are given without the employers' knowledge?
Is it obligatory to give the questioner's relative the first monthly allowance from university training as part of her vow to give her the first salary after employment, and is it obligatory to fulfill the vow immediately upon employment after training, or can the amount be paid in installments, taking into consideration the difficulty of communicating with her?
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?
What is the ruling on one who forged a PhD certificate, and is working and receiving a higher salary based on it, and heads a department and supervises PhD theses, and what are the Shariah implications of this, and is it sufficient for him to donate part of his salary in charity?
Is it permissible to use a father's bank account, deposited in a usurious bank, to participate in a religious competition, such that monetary prizes would be sent to it?
Is my work in a printing press that sometimes prints semi-nude pictures, even though my work is manual and has nothing to do with printing, considered Haram? And is the money I earn from this work considered Haram?
Is a major company that has undertaken to pay salaries and dues entitled to refuse to pay the remainder of a salary to an employee on the grounds that he works for the first company, despite the first company's confirmation of the amount due and the employee's work exclusively on the major company's projects?
Is it permissible to pay a sum of money to employees in a foreign country to complete a legitimate commercial transaction, knowing that failure to pay will lead to significant delays in procedures and incurring additional expenses, and there is no recourse for complaint?
Is it permissible for a person to receive a retirement pension that is much less than their salary before retirement?
Is working as an administrative employee in the General Customs Department in a Muslim Arab country forbidden by Sharia, and what is the expiation for that if it is proven to be forbidden?
Is lending money to a colleague to pay as a bribe for a job forbidden (haram), and what should I do after having done so?
Is the salary earned from the new job permissible or impermissible, knowing that the reason for the approval of the unpaid leave from the parent university was a lie?
Is it permissible, Islamically, for the sponsor to prevent the worker from another job opportunity, or to control his future, or to deport him, knowing that the worker has paid for his residency expenses and procedures, and the salary he receives is very low?
What is the ruling on a government employee executing a project belonging to his employing entity through his private company, and is it permissible for him to waive his salary and take unpaid leave to do so?
Is the salary earned from the company considered unlawful and does it affect the acceptance of supplications and good deeds, given that money was taken from the employer without his knowledge with the intention of repaying it in installments, and does this apply to those whom he supports with his money?