Permissible Occupations
600 questions
What is the optimal course of action with a mother who works in tailoring abayas that might be contrary to Sharia, knowing that the questioner supports his mother and works as a government employee?
Is it permissible to work for a company that creates websites for satellite channels that do not adhere to Islamic morals, and is the salary earned from this work lawful, taking into consideration the possibility of waiting for an alternative job?
Is it permissible to shave the beard in order to return to teaching if one's salary depends on it?
What is the ruling on working at the National Social Security Fund, which finances itself through deductions and private clinics, but the state compels it to deposit a portion of its funds in usurious institutions? And what is the ruling on marrying a girl who works there, and is her money considered unlawful?
Is it permissible for the Imam to stipulate that the Muezzin pay a portion of his salary to cover the expenses of the mosque's worker, renew his residency permit, and pay for his travel tickets, and to allow tenants to remain in the Muezzin's residence for a rent less than its market value, knowing that the mosque is governmental and there is another employee who does not work but receives a full salary?
What is the ruling on working at Aramco in a decent job, knowing that it involves many usurious transactions?
What is the ruling on taking money in exchange for appointing someone to a job in one of the public sector companies, and what is the Islamic legal ruling on this transaction?
Is it permissible for a governmental institution to stipulate in an employment contract that the employee not work for another party? And is that considered a violation of the Hadith "The contract is the law of the contracting parties"? And does it fall under the description of humiliation and exploitation? And is what I did by not informing the international company about the details of my circumstances considered deception and cheating? And is the salary earned from them permissible?
Is it permissible to keep the extra money a worker earns by adding value to the price of merchandise without the merchant's knowledge?
Is it permissible for an employee sent for training, who has considerable free time due to the nature of the training and not the work itself, to leave the workplace early and make use of their time? What is the impact of this on their salary in terms of permissibility, impermissibility, and blessings? And is it permissible for them to browse the internet and read newspapers during work hours?
Is it permissible to take a loan guaranteed by the company without the intention of repaying it, because of not being given an end-of-service bonus upon resignation?
Does the time of attendance in the school attendance log get recorded from the moment one leaves home or from the moment one enters the school?
Is it permissible for me to remain in my current job, with a Christian woman supervising me, for the purpose of removing her from the company, and will I be rewarded for that? And can I become an Imam for Muslims while a woman works in my department?
Is it permissible to falsify a certificate to enter a job competition if the person is qualified for the job, and is his salary permissible if he succeeds?
Is it permissible for a scholarship student to accept a salary from the hospital where he is training in Britain, knowing that he receives a salary from his home country? Is the approval of his home country required? What if his home country refuses to approve, given that his current salary is insufficient for his living expenses?
Is it permissible to receive a transportation allowance from a private foreign company contracted with the state, in exchange for commuting with one's private car, instead of using a taxi whose cost the company would cover?
Is it permissible to receive a full-time study allowance, knowing that one might not return to the same job after completing the studies?
Is it permissible to continue working for a company that sells alcoholic beverages, knowing that the nature of one's work is in the IT department, and how can the money earned from this work be purified?
Is it permissible to receive a commission from a recruitment company, knowing that it is paid in advance by the worker to secure a job for him, and will not be refunded to him, and that the worker is aware of that?
Is it permissible to continue working with a company after voluntary retirement from social security, and to stop paying social security contributions, while receiving half of the retirement salary?
Is it permissible for me to continue in my job as an architect in a contracting office where I have learned that the employer practices fraud in calculating quantities of materials with contractors, and is the salary I receive from this job lawful or unlawful?
Is it permissible to pay commissions to employees in other companies to buy my products, whether with or without the knowledge of the company owners? And is it permissible to poach a key employee from a competing company?
What is the ruling on a young man who used the legitimate allowance for the Sharia-sanctioned viewing (Ru’yah Shar’iyyah) without the fiancée’s knowledge and took her personal data from her employer, and what is the ruling on the employer who gave this data without the fiancée’s knowledge or consideration of her circumstances, and is the fiancée entitled to demand recompense from both of them on the Day of Resurrection?
What is the ruling on the salary earned after a promotion in a job based on a forged certificate?