Working Around the Impermissible
- 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 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?
- 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?
- Is there an expiation for working with a university degree obtained through unlawful money, that would allow a person to work with it without sin, taking into account that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Sin is what wavers in your soul and you dislike for people to know about it," and "Consult your heart, even if people give you a fatwa"?
- What is the ruling on promoting a website that uses AdSense advertisements in exchange for an agreed-upon income, and earning from the Arab Computing Platform and the Gulf Center?
- Is the loan taken from SAB Bank as part of the "SAB Amanah" program considered usury, and what should the borrower do about it?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- Is it permissible to marry an American Christian woman sacramentally (on paper only) in order to obtain a green card, without intending to consummate the marriage, with the aim of facilitating visits to her country and helping parents in the home country and working with one's degree?
- Is working as an IT professional in tourism companies specialized in booking hotels for foreign tourists impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal)? And is the aforementioned assistance to the company in resolving its issues not allowed?
- Is working in a factory that sells finished products as if they were locally assembled, while deceiving customers into believing that, permissible (halal)? And is the salary earned from this work permissible (halal)?
- Is working in Android app programming, which relies on ad revenue, permissible, given that there are filters to prevent forbidden ads such as alcohol and sex, but there is no 100% guarantee that these filters will be applied, and ads featuring immodestly dressed women or interest-based banks may appear? And is the necessity of work a justification for that?
- What is the difference between the ruling on working for a company that sells prohibited goods, such as alcohol, and the ruling on working for a company that sells permissible goods but with prohibited contracts and conditions?