Permissible Occupations
600 questions
Is it permissible to withhold the institution's inventory from the employers in exchange for their deduction from the salary an amount for damage attributed to the employee, of which he has no knowledge, in addition to deducting holiday days during the probationary period? And is this considered a sin?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek financial support from her father by resorting to the judiciary, given her employment and need, and her father's neglect of her and refusal to marry her off?
Is it permissible to pay a monthly salary to the mother and sister from the company the questioner works for, given their difficult living conditions, low income, and numerous debts?
Is it permissible for an employee who owns a rented house, receives a good salary, and has free accommodation from the company, to take money from an endowment (waqf) designated for the needy to purchase another house?
Is it permissible for an employee of a charitable organization to disburse a sum from the Sadaqat (charitable funds) to himself under a fictitious name, knowing that the organization does not give him from the Sadaqat because he is one of its employees?
Is the profit considered haram if my friend (who works at a cargo transportation company) and I buy spare parts for the company with cash and sell them to it on credit, knowing that my friend is a partner in the profit and that this is not my primary job?
What is the ruling on receiving a nature of work allowance when the designated work is not performed, and is it obligatory to demand to work under the job title to avoid unlawful money?
Is it permissible to disobey one's parents and quit one's job because one feels a sense of unworthiness for responsibility? And is the resulting earning considered unlawful? And does charity purify it if it is mixed with the unlawful?
Is it permissible for one of my relatives to add my name to his commercial register as if I were an employee of his, and to pay me a monthly salary, knowing that I do not work for him?
What is the ruling on submitting a forged proof of residency to obtain a job, knowing that the perpetrator was ignorant of the ruling and is now employed?
What is the ruling on the university degree I obtained in law, and my current job as an administrative officer in charge of disputes in a government institution, and what is the ruling on the salary I receive? And does the ruling differ if I change my position to another administrative job in the same institution?
What is the ruling on the money demanded by an employee to finalize the paperwork for obtaining a graduation certificate?
Is it permissible to pay an agent a sum of money to issue more work visas than usual for a contracting company, given that the agent hinted at having an intermediary in the labor office?
Is it permissible to work in banks under the aforementioned circumstances, given that the high salary and short working hours help in supporting the family and continuing one's studies?
Is it permissible to issue a salary certificate with a backdate for an employee, knowing that his salary at that time was below the limit that would qualify him for a free plot of land from the Ministry of Housing, whereas his current salary exceeds this limit and requires him to pay fees?
What is the ruling on an engineer taking seeds from the farm without his sponsor's knowledge as compensation for his delayed salary, and what is the ruling on his colleague who helped him sell them?
Is it permissible to continue working in the Bureau of Taxes and Tax Evasion Control, while attempting to alleviate the burden on taxpayers and reduce the violations issued against them, and does he bear the sin for the violations he brings upon taxpayers, or must he leave his job?
What is the ruling on the salary I will receive during my absence from work for study, knowing that I previously worked for five months without pay, and is it permissible to give it to my needy brother if it is not rightfully mine?
Is it permissible to continue working in a job that relies on falsifying reports concerning water purification—from which several states drink—and the salary is derived from that; is it lawful or unlawful?
Is it permissible to dispose of a sum remaining from stolen money after the stock market crash, knowing that reporting the colleague would lead to job loss?
Is it permissible to receive a salary after working four days and taking a leave during the examination period, given that the company is aware of your absence?
Is it permissible to add a small percentage to sales invoices to cover a financial deficit in the treasury, knowing that this increase will not affect the employer or the customer?
Is it permissible to be appointed to a government position if the reason for it is that the mother works in the ministry which allocates a percentage of appointments to employees' children, and is there any doubt concerning the salary?
What is the ruling on taking a symbolic commission from a shipping company if its prices are lower and the offer was presented to the manager, who approved it, without informing him of the commission, given that the salary is insufficient for living in that country?