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  • Publishing pornographic books

    A friend of mine is interested in starting a publishing business. However, the books that will be published contain bad language and explicit sex acts. Is it Haraam for a Muslim to be a part of this type of business, giving the type of material that will be published? .. More

    90733 16-11-2005

  • Works in a supermarket which sells products that contain pork

    I live in America as an immigrant. I work in a supermarket belongs to Muslim Arabic people. In this supermarket I have two functions. First, I sell some types of food contain pork as part of their ingredients. Second, I carry the empty boxes of these foods out side. My question: Is my work in this supermarket prohibited or not? What about the money.. More

    90714 14-11-2005

  • Left his forbidden job as chef and has not found another job yet

    Please I'm Muslim living in Island. I left my job 2 years ago as qualified chef because times I have to touch pork, some time I have to work in restaurant sells alcohol, until now. I do not find Halaal job, I did applied to many jobs all of them they said sorry to me. We are low in the world in not easy to find Halaal job special in Europe even.. More

    90691 25-10-2005

  • Carrying drunk customers in his taxi

    I am a Muslim from Palestine. I became a US citizen, and I am student, I am married to a Muslim woman from my homeland, and I have three babies, and I do drive a taxi in US to support my family life and needs. I do work at night shift, because during the daytime I go to school, and during my work, I do carry drunk customers, and they do carry.. More

    90518 14-9-2005

  • Bank Employment

    I have been in conventional banking service for the last 20 years. I am aware Riba is Haraam. Is employment in conventional banking also Haraam? I am not able to get a suitable position in an Islamic Bank. I feel guilty for my last 20 years of my service in Bank, as I joined banking when I was ignorant of the Islamic ruling. What should I do in my position? .. More

    81665 12-9-2005

  • Bank Employees

    If the profit of the bank loan is forbidden in Islam, what do the employees of this bank get due to their work to facilitate that loan? I guess that the profit the bank is taking is a fair compensation for its effort to do so. .. More

    84404 12-9-2005

  • Working in the perfume industry

    My brother is working in a perfume industries as a data entry operator. My question is, is a Muslim permissible to work in a perfume industries since perfume?.. More

    90392 18-8-2005

  • Working in places that sell Haraam and handling it

    I'm really impressed by your contribution to make people understand Islam and its real essence. We Muslims in America are facing a problem that has far reaching effects on our lives. In the US people who in work in big stores are in a great dilemma. Besides a lot of other things people daily use, wine, alcohol and pork are sold in these stores... More

    90289 11-7-2005

  • Permissibility of working the second or third shifts

    Are there any prohibitions against working late for second (4pm-11pm) or third (11pm-6am) work? .. More

    90210 21-6-2005

  • Working with an apostate

    I got my last answer, my next question is: Can I work with ex-Muslim (before he is Muslim now is Christian) any problem?.. More

    90155 13-6-2005

  • Seeking employment as a correctional officer (prison guard) in U.S

    My question is, whether or not a Muslim is allowed to take on a job working in a state/city run correction facility. There is a test coming in June to become a correction officer to work in New York city jails. I have applied to take this test. I work now in a union job doing construction work-where many minorities like myself face getting little.. More

    90060 29-5-2005

  • Working in a credit bureau as a computer programmer

    My question is related with Haraam or Halaal Job, I am working in one credit bureau as Computer Programmer, function of this bureau is supporting in consumer banking sector. For Example, if any Pakistani national or non-national go to the bank for credit personal loan, car loan, credit card, etc. banks login our server and dump that applicant.. More

    89915 8-5-2005

  • Dispensing narcotics

    I was wondering what is the Fatwa with regard to the duties of a pharmacy technician or even a pharmacist having to deal with preparing and dispensing (Naracs) or narcotic drugs to patient. Like Morphine, codeine, oxycodine, and the like. Is it Haraam in Islam according to Quran and Sunnah to work as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician?.. More

    89906 5-5-2005

  • Working for a company that provides services to banks

    I have an opportunity to work in a company that provides the following services: consulting, infrastructure, system integration, outsourcing and service technology to the following sectors: public sector, communication, transportation, commercial, media and financial services such as banks. Since this company offers its services to banks as.. More

    89870 28-4-2005

  • Working for the UN in a non-Muslim country

    I want to ask about the religious approval of working in a European country at the (refugee camps) as an International Volunteer from the UN, doing translations and helping refugees with their problems, knowing that salary I get is from the United Nations. .. More

    89841 26-4-2005

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