Working Around the Impermissible
460 questions
What is the ruling on working as an accountant in contracting, real estate investment, and tourism companies that build and sell properties and tourist villages?
Does wearing the niqab with the intention of not working invalidate the intention and prevent reward, especially given that it will increase the father's anger?
Is the salary considered permissible or impermissible if the company owner possesses wealth with religious doubt, even though the nature of the work itself is permissible?
Is my work in a real estate company, which involves preparing documents and promoting the sale of apartments and lands in installments through usurious banks, unlawful (haram)?
What is the ruling on working to serve a cow in exchange for half of its produce, while the ownership of the cow remains with its original owner?
Is it permissible for a sales representative to sell goods for his own private account without his company's knowledge, using its vehicle for delivery?
What is the ruling on the work of a flight attendant who serves alcoholic beverages, and what is the ruling on internet sites that publish job advertisements for flight attendants in companies that serve alcoholic beverages?
What is the ruling on working in the sale of cosmetics for a beauty center that provides services which may include sections forbidden by Sharia, and is the salary obtained therefrom lawful?
What is the ruling on working as an accountant in a company that sells black dye and has tax irregularities, and is it better to leave, despite there being an alternative to the tax problem and the availability of a decent livelihood?
What is the ruling on working in programming applications for download centers or blogs, with the condition that they are not used in ways that violate Islamic law, if it is highly probable that customers will download prohibited materials on them?
Is working for a pharmaceutical company that pays doctors to market its products unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal), and is the income earned from this work unlawful, especially given the presence of debts and the absence of an alternative source of income?
What is the ruling on money received by a worker in a brick and block factory as a gift for accepting stolen raw materials, knowing that the factory owner is aware of and approves of this, and that the worker is compelled to do so due to his low salary?
What is the legal ruling on working for a pizza restaurant delivery service that sells various types of pizza, including those with pork, knowing that there is no alternative employment due to health conditions and the inability to stand for long periods?
What is the ruling on a son working in a shop that sells vanilla containing 35% alcohol, knowing that the shop owner is aware of this, and the son may be forced to sell it to a Muslim or a non-Muslim?
What is the ruling on working as a maintenance technician for a company affiliated with a usurious bank, knowing that the work site is in a commercial complex belonging to the bank, the salary is paid by the bank, and the work may sometimes require working inside the bank itself?
What is the ruling on working in programming pages and codes related to online shopping (e-commerce)? And what should a programmer do if he has already worked in it? And how should he deal with the salary earned from it? And must he leave work in a software company that works on mixed projects that involve dealing with usurious banks and hotels that sell alcohol? And what is the ruling on his work in creating a code library for the company that may be used in various projects, both permissible and impermissible?
What is the ruling on a female doctor sending medical reports to insurance companies for approval of examinations and operations?
Is it permissible to mix personal funds with mosque funds and to borrow from them for personal purposes with the intention of repayment, knowing that accurate and honest financial reports are submitted after separating the two types of funds, and does this negate the reward of the mosque’s caretaker, and how can he atone for his sin?
Is it permissible for an orphaned and expatriate friend to work in a place where alcohol is sold, given that she is compelled to do so due to the unavailability of any other work to support her, and is it permissible for her to remain in this job until she finds an alternative?
Is it impermissible or blameworthy to teach women what leads to their appearance on television—as part of a media training center project that offers courses in directing, editing, screenwriting, cinematography, preparing male and female presenters, and cinematic makeup—especially given the presence of mixing (of genders) at the venue?
Will the husband be sinful if his wife works in a mixed-gender environment without his consent and without her needing the money? And will he be sinful if he divorces her for that reason, given that they have a child together?
Is it permissible to work for a company that manufactures and sells glass beads (fusoos) which are used for both permissible (halal) and impermissible (haram) purposes, if the nature of the work involves organizing internal procedures and monitoring sales?
Is working in newspaper directing for a magazine in one of the Gulf countries forbidden (haram) if it does not rely on indecent or inappropriate pictures?
What is the ruling on a contract concluded with a government entity that was obtained through an intermediary, in exchange for paying 20% of the contract's value to the intermediary? What are the implications for the contract if it is impermissible or subject to doubt? Is it permissible to terminate the contract with the project owner or to annul the contract with the intermediary and not give him the agreed-upon percentage?