Working Around the Impermissible
460 questions
What is the ruling on leaving a job at a hotel that sells alcohol, pork, and offers massages, and instead working as a teacher for a lower salary, given that the father is not in favor of this?
Are financial transaction programs that record checks and payments permissible or forbidden? And does participating in their development cause sin?
Is it permissible to work for a real estate company if its capital is shared between the government and a bank, knowing that the bank has no relation to the operations of the company that manages properties received from the government?
What is the ruling on working for a company that develops a website for a Christian church, knowing that the work tasks are limited to updating church news and weekly religious topics, with the condition of not offending the Islamic religion? And if that is not permissible according to Islamic law, is it permissible to sign the contract and donate the entire amount to the poor and for charitable causes?
What is the ruling on a woman working at a travel agency if the working hours extend late into the night or start early in the morning, with the agency providing transportation?
What is the ruling on working in the Public Prosecution and the man-made judiciary, knowing that these bodies do not apply Sharia, and that the parents stipulate this, arguing that a righteous Muslim should not leave work in these places to others, and given the existence of seemingly contradictory fatwas on the issue?
Is it permissible to sell a program that is available for free online to the company's clients, and is it permissible to train clients on how to use programs for a fee outside the scope of the contract, with the knowledge of the manager?
Is it considered unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal) for a female employee to print and photocopy personal documents for her superiors in a government department, using the department's equipment and during official working hours, and is her monthly donation of a portion of her salary to the poor, in order to erase the sin resulting from such action, considered a correct course of action?
Is it permissible to work in an internet café owned by a Christian man, given the need for work, and in a mixed environment (young men and women) where there is no censorship of websites?
What is the ruling on obtaining housing finance (to purchase a home or for construction) from a usurious bank where the employee works, knowing that this financing has a simple interest rate of 4% annually, and the bank pays the value of the apartment directly to the seller in the case of purchase, or disburses installments to the employee for construction, and in the case of financing from an Islamic bank, the murabahah is higher?
What is the ruling on working for a company called "Qust Al-Alamiya"?
Is it permissible to work in a bank that funds students' studies and then employs them to recuperate the money?
Is the money taken by an intermediary in exchange for completing the procedures for travelers stranded at customs or state security, who do not have the money for fines or to renew their passports, lawful or unlawful?
What is the religious ruling on a young man's refusal to work in law or the judiciary within a man-made legal system that contravenes the provisions of Islamic Sharia, and is administrative work in the Parliament that enacts these laws considered assistance in sin?
Is a retirement salary acquired from prior work in a banking institution permissible or impermissible?
Is working for a company owned and managed by someone who inherited money from the alcohol trade, and still has a share in it, considered unlawful? And is it permissible to continue in this job while searching for an alternative?
What is the ruling on a doctor working in a prison, and would he be sinful if he provided healthcare to criminals?
Is working in dress rental shops or photography and video shops, which involves coloring photos and adding video effects, considered unlawful, and should one seek another job despite having experience and the difficulty of finding an alternative?
Is receiving financial aid based on incorrect information about the mother's employment considered unlawful gain, and how can one dispose of it if unable to return it?
What is the ruling on a wife working in a restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages and haram meats due to necessity and her need to help her family?
What is the ruling on a married woman working as a teaching assistant from 7:0 AM to 5:0 PM to complete her master's thesis, knowing that she is falling short in household matters and the care of her children and husband, despite her husband's approval?
Is the salary earned by a dentist working in a clinic permissible or impermissible, given that the clinic forges the signatures of employees of insurance companies to obtain money without providing them with medical services, and given that this forgery does not occur in the dental section?
Is working as a waiter at parties that include prohibited things unlawful, and is the money earned from it unlawful, especially with no alternative except working in construction?
Is a son considered disobedient to his father if he asks him to quit working at his restaurant due to its negative impact on his studies and acts of worship, especially since the father became angry at his request?