Sheikh does weather forecast falls under knowing the future and is it permissible to work in there

Jobs, Shirk and its different forms
27 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in working in a halal department there as this is not fortune telling. 

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There is an app which pays me to complete tasks. The tasks give views to videos such as on youtube. But it doesn’t take me to youtube.I don’t have to watch the videos.I just click a button on the app and the task gets completed without doing anything more. Will it be permissable?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
17 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible if you don’t watch the video and are getting paid to do so. Also, if these videos contain anything haram such as women or music, watching it is not permissible. Also if you subscribe or pay to them in order to get qualified to receive such payments, this is prohibited […]

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Is my Money Haram if i really didn’t know that it was from haram sources? What do i have to do with the money that i am going to earn in the near time. I am already searching for a new Job but it takes up to 3 Months?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
04 Jul

ANSWER: As long as you didn’t know it was prohibited to work there or the source was haram, then the money is halal in Sha Allah. The moment you find out that it is haram, the money you earn after that is haram as well.

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Is it permissible to post and sell products that have pictures of women on them?

Images and image-making, Jobs
30 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible to post such pictures. Selling them on the other hand is something that is unavoidable due to the many products that have such photos on them. 

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Can we sell things like diaries bottles pencil box with cartoon pics , animal pics and unicorn pics ?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
28 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible. It is permissible to give children toys that have the shape of humans or animals. It is not permissible to have these drawings on the clothes of children.

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If your not allowed to open up takeaways or restaurants during the time of ramadan fasting, what if the Muslim owner refuses to close, and you are the main chef there, you have to go to work otherwise more people will be affected by you not attending, would you still be sinful for working during ramadan times?

Fasting, Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
28 Jun

ANSWER: Of course! No one in his right mind would allow people to take him as a bridge over hell where they cross it walking on his back! Save yourself and don’t care about others who have no problem in sinning! 

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I requested a person to help me in project telling my requirements from the beginning for payment. Person didn’t tell me he can not do that requirement from the beginning and started to look through my project for which he spent his time. But after a while, he said he is not able to complete this requirement & demanded money for his time. should I pay him or not

Jobs
24 Jun

ANSWER: If the payment was based on hourly basis and in return of productivity, he is entitled to the amount he had produced. But if the agreement was to finish the job and then get paid for it which he has failed in doing or fulfilling, he doesn’t deserve anything.

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In my division there’s 2 type of program we work, Program with riba source of money and with no riba in the source of money. I work in the NO RIBA source of money but in the end I must watch all the program with permissible indicator (time, participant, achievement). what our company do is Halal, but am I sinfull because there’s my co worker in my division who doing riba?

Jobs, Riba
06 Jun

ANSWER: As long as you are supervising them, you are with them in the sin. 

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What is the ruling on using pseudonym in call center? All the legal documents are under my name. The company is giving me a profile (an alias) while I’m working there for a few hours. But other than that, I will be using my real name outside the job, even inside the job while I’m not on call with clients. This is not lying because if someone asks my real name, I can tell.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
24 May

ANSWER: No problem in giving a single name and not a false surname. 

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I wanted to know if it would be permissible to change full name in call center if it is company contract and the company itself will choose the alias for us. We won’t choose the name of our liking ourselves. It will be a random name that the company gives us. Will it be permissible then? I won’t use the complete name unless absolutely necessary.

Jobs
18 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible. You can only change the first name.

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