Working Around the Impermissible
572 questions
What is the ruling on working in the sale of shaving machines that may be used for permissible or impermissible purposes, and what is the ruling on selling perfumes labeled "denat alcohol"?
What is the ruling on working for a company that designs and maintains a search engine displaying the best bank loans?
What is the ruling on a brother working for a company that uses forged invoices to reduce taxes, knowing about it and participating in their recording? And must he leave this job? And what is the ruling on the money he saved from his salary in this company?
What is the ruling on working as a broker in e-marketing to increase positive product reviews, where products are given away for free to buyers in exchange for their positive review, and the broker receives a commission for each review?
Is it permissible for a Muslim husband to stipulate to his Christian wife that she wear the niqab, leave the church and her job, cut off communication with her family, and wear what he specifies, while obliging her to say that the wife must be obedient and have no personal opinion? And is it true that a Muslim man's marriage to a non-virgin woman (who has committed fornication) is impermissible?
What is the ruling on money earned from working after buying a university degree and enrolling in distance learning in the same specialization? And does studying the same specialization later on absolve one of the sin of buying the degree? And what must one do to expiate for this act?
Is working as an accountant in commercial companies that mediate in selling products at a lower price to the acquiring owner, while other shareholders are unaware, considered unlawful (haram)?
Is working as a physician in the insurance department of a private hospital, which is limited to sending medical reports to the insurance company for approval of examinations or procedures for patients, impermissible or permissible?
What is the ruling on investing in Etihad Etisalat Company, knowing that there is a conflict in fatwas regarding it, and what losses have resulted for some people, and is it permissible or impermissible?
Is working in medical coding—which deals with converting medical information into codes for insurance companies that are considered impermissible in Islam—halal or haram, and is it considered assisting in sin?
What is the ruling on working in departments whose job is to count employees and plan jobs in a company that has unregulated intermingling and unintended, unsafe private encounters?
What is the ruling on working with a diploma in civil engineering for construction companies that build various structures, knowing that some of them may build banks or insurance companies?
What is the ruling on working for a jewelry company that buys and sells gold bullion and coins, where a percentage of the manufacturing cost is deducted when repurchasing from the customer, and then it is resold without being melted down?
What is the ruling on working as a financial manager for a company, with the responsibility of transferring usurious interest and providing bank guarantees for imports?
What is the ruling on resigning from a job if the manager is cheating and embezzling people's money, and what is the ruling on the salary received under these circumstances?
Is it permissible to work for a company whose earnings are unlawful if my work is lawful and my salary is lawful?
What is the ruling on working in a Christian cemetery, bearing in mind that the work is limited to gardening and is not related to Christian rituals or ceremonies?
Is it permissible for the bank to cover the expenses of an operation and treatment for the patient's father, who suffers from Alzheimer's, knowing that he is a former employee of an agricultural development and credit bank and is 76 years old?
What is the ruling on working as a real estate broker for companies that impose late payment penalties on installments, knowing that the broker does not write the contract or sign as a witness, but may review it for the buyer? And what is the ruling on selling units under the "cash on down payment" system, where the client pays 30% and receives a 17% annual return for 3 years on the down payment?
What is the ruling on working as a financial analyst in major companies in terms of permissibility, prohibition, or dubiousness?
Is it permissible to take financial compensation for doing homework assignments for foreign students? Is the money earned from this considered unlawful? Does the ruling differ if the students are taught for their academic benefit, taking into consideration the person's need to cover their postgraduate study expenses?
Is it obligatory to leave work in non-Islamic banks immediately or after finding an alternative, taking into account financial obligations and experience in the financial field? And is working in investment companies, a portion of whose capital comes from banks, considered permissible? And what should be done with shares owned in a bank?
Is working for a customer service company that is based in a bank considered impermissible (haram)?
What is the ruling on working in a bank that conducts mixed activities (permissible and impermissible) if the job is only in the department of permissible activities and has no relation to the impermissible activities?