Working Around the Impermissible
572 questions
Is it permissible to continue working for the company and donate the proceeds from the second level to the needy, while clarifying the Shariah ruling to those invited to register, knowing that the company requires both the first and second levels to begin working?
Is it permissible to eat food offered by a shrine where polytheism is practiced, and is the salary paid for working there lawful?
Is working as a receptionist in a hotel permissible or forbidden, and is it permissible to work in what is called a "halal hotel"?
Is working as a customer service representative in a government bank, where a large part of the job involves granting loans to customers, forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on a woman working in a restaurant where there is gender mixing, given that her father is present as a supervisor?
Is working and earning a wage in a cigarette production factory permissible or forbidden?
Is money earned from working on website updates for a telecommunications company, which includes receiving and distributing television content such as packages, movies, and series that subscribers can sign up for through the company, considered unlawful money, given that this is part of the work and not its primary basis?
Is working as a personal assistant for a disabled young man, which involves helping with personal hygiene and exposing the 'awrah, considered forbidden or permissible?
What is the ruling on working in marketing and supervising a summer English language program held in Britain, knowing that student accommodation will be mixed and difficult to control?
What is the ruling on working for a mobile software company that relies for its profit on advertisements which may contain impermissible content, the content of which cannot be controlled, and the profit is based on the number of user clicks on the advertisement, while it is difficult to obtain profit by other means?
What is the ruling on receiving a father's pension while working in the private sector without insurance, and is this pension considered permissible or impermissible?
How should a female employee act regarding shaking hands with the foreign Italian manager despite her refusal to shake hands?
What is the ruling on working as a truck driver and transporting an overweight load that exposes one to a violation, and if he refuses to pay a bribe, he will lose his job?
Is the loan taken from SAB Bank as part of the "SAB Amanah" program considered usury, and what should the borrower do about it?
Will an employee in a mixed-gender company's appointments department, who carries out recruitment tasks and distributes employees to departments not free of mixing and privacy, be sinful, even though his salary is permissible?
What is the ruling on working for a company that manufactures natural cosmetic products and operates on a cooperative or participatory purchasing system, whereby bundles of its products are purchased and a percentage of the company's profits is received, determined by the price of the bundle and daily sales, with a commitment to pay a quarterly subscription, and the bundle expires upon achieving profits equivalent to 150% of the bundle's price, with no guarantee from the company as to the duration for achieving these profits, in addition to commissions paid for inviting new members?
What is the ruling on my parents’ refusal of my wearing the niqab, and should I obey them in this, especially since they stipulated the completion of the marriage for me to wear it? What is the ruling on my leaving the internship year in the College of Nursing, knowing that it is mixed, and sometimes requires me to remove the niqab, and that my parents threaten to break off my engagement if I do not complete it? Is it permissible for my parents to reject the young man who proposed to me, knowing his good character and religious commitment?
What is the ruling on working as an intermediary between companies, stores, and customers, where teams are formed to sell loyalty cards and a special application for the company, knowing that one of the companies being promoted sells alcohol?
What is the ruling on working in a pharmacy that sells items forbidden by Sharia, and what is the ruling on the salary received from it, and is it obligatory to leave this job?
Is money earned from working in an office that uses pirated computer software permissible or impermissible, and what is the ruling on the money that has already been spent from it?
What is the ruling on working for an American company operating in the Gulf in the field of computer software, and what is the ruling on the salary and bonuses received from it, knowing that American companies are not free from dealing with usury in their money, and that the work will most likely be within the Gulf countries?
Is it permissible to work on finishing a cafe that offers drinks and shisha and other such things that are both permissible and impermissible?
What is the ruling on working for Oriflame, with clarification on some points related to the company's work system and discounts, and are we required to investigate the customer's use of the products?
What is the ruling on working as a quality controller in a cement factory where materials are added to the manufactured cement, thereby changing its type without informing the buyer? Should one leave the job immediately, or can one wait to find an alternative? And what is the ruling on the money saved from this work?