Working Around the Impermissible
460 questions
Is working in duty-free shops that sell alcohol and cigarettes permissible or forbidden, even if the work is in administrative sections or other sections that are not involved in selling these forbidden items?
Is money earned from working at an engineering company that prices sound excavation meters, while in reality broken meters are excavated and their images are sometimes fabricated, in addition to falsifying tests when broken meters exist, permissible or impermissible? Who bears the sin for this act? And is it advisable to leave this job if another job with permissible money is available, even if it is of a lower standard?
What is the ruling on working in an educational institution that prohibits speaking Arabic and heavily favors the English language, given the presence of immodestly dressed female teachers? Is this considered cooperation in sin, necessitating immediate resignation, or is it permissible to remain until another job is found?
What is the ruling on working for a company that produces educational videos for children, when its work includes the use of music and the appearance of women in some materials, and is it obligatory to seek another job despite the need for this one?
Is it permissible to work as a voice actor in a purposeful children's channel in classical Arabic, despite the presence of music and women not adhering to the Islamic hijab on the channel?
What is the ruling on working as an administrative manager?
Does a person earn sin from listening to a channel that contains music after it has been programmed into a receiver from which it has not been deleted, and does one earn sin from working in graphics that contain music when searching for designers for it?
What is the ruling on a Muslim working in the field of information technology and computers for companies that deal directly or indirectly with usurious banks or commercial insurance companies, knowing that the employee does not directly engage in the prohibited systems, and it may be difficult for him to find work entirely free from such ambiguities?
What is the ruling on working for Nilesat in the channel broadcasting sector, if the work is purely engineering, involving the monitoring of equipment responsible for transmission, knowing that the company does not interfere with the content of the displayed channels, which include both the permissible and the impermissible, and it is stipulated that they must not contain pornographic material or religious material that incites discord? And must one leave the job immediately if it is impermissible, or is it permissible to wait for another opportunity or to gain experience, and what is the ruling on the salary earned at that time?
Is it permissible to participate in the design and construction of a cosmetics factory for a foreign company, taking into consideration that the raw materials are unknown, the packaging method may include indecent images, and the company does not care to whom it sells or how the product is used?
Is working in marketing for a beauty clinic, and consequently receiving a salary and a commission for each client, permissible or forbidden, given the existence of departments that violate Islamic law, such as: enlarging and reducing organs, slimming, and laser hair removal, taking into consideration cases of necessity, and that the owner of the center is Christian, and they have other completely forbidden departments such as treating wrinkles with masturbation and mixed massage?
Is striving to obtain a master's degree for the purpose of working, maintaining one's chastity, and serving Muslims considered seeking worldly gain, or is a Muslim rewarded for it with a sound intention? Is it permissible for a woman to travel a distance of forty kilometers without a mahram for the purpose of studying? And is it permissible to speak with the supervising professor over the phone in the presence of her mother?
What is the ruling on working for a company that installs car accessories, if it relies on agreements with sellers in car companies to send customers in exchange for a commission, with the price of the goods being set to exceed their original cost (for example: goods that cost 5 riyals are sold for 10 riyals to the customer, and the intermediary may sell them for 20 riyals or more or less), all without the buyer's knowledge, and what is the ruling on the commission that the intermediary takes in this case?
Is it permissible to work in someone else's name to improve income due to the impossibility of working in one's original name because it is registered with social insurance?
What is the ruling on working as a programmer developing an online store that sells Talmudic tools and items to Jews, and is the money earned from this work permissible?
Is it permissible to work for a company that insures loans provided by banks and non-profit organizations to companies in exchange for administrative fees as part of credit risk, and is it permissible to work for a company that operates in the stock market?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on working ten hours a day while the employer announces it as seven hours to evade taxes, and is the money earned from this work unlawful?
Is it permissible to work in a private insurance company given the need for work, as the questioner is divorced and has a daughter, especially since the demands of life are costly and society shows no mercy?
Is teaching theoretical material (sports nutrition) to male and female students at the Faculty of Physical Education, Assiut University, permissible or impermissible for my wife?
Is repeating a year of study at a mixed-gender university, with the aim of working and earning money, along with the resulting increase in mixing, considered impermissible (haram) or an act of disobedience (uquq) towards sick parents, or a bad example for siblings? And should consideration be given to what people might say in this situation? And is working secretly without the parents' knowledge, while they believe their daughter is studying, considered an act of disobedience (uquq) towards them? And is pausing studies for some time to work considered impermissible (haram)?
Is working for a company that programs the information network connecting banks, provides services for withdrawing and transferring funds, and develops software for credit and debit cards, and takes commissions on each transaction and shares profits in addition to the salary, permissible or impermissible?
Is it obligatory for the brothers to transfer ownership of the apartment to the youngest brother based on the deceased brother's will for him to register the apartment in his name, after the deceased brother had sold the apartment to the youngest brother before his death?
What is the ruling on working in a company most of whose income is derived from bank interest? Is the salary from it permissible or impermissible? And what is the ruling on seeking the best bank interest to invest the company's money?
Is it obligatory to leave a job at a company that manufactures headphones used for listening to music?