If I am just the landlord of a building, I don’t own the business, and that business sells pork, beer, alcohol, etc, is the money I earn from the rent Haram? (Again, I don’t operate or have anything to do with what the business sells!)

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
10 Feb

ANSWER: It’s totally prohibited to rent your property to someone who sells something haram or deals in haram!

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If I go and sell paintings to a rich people area, can I ask more from my paintings or can I lower my prices for the more poor people or is this haram to give someone less and sell to someone with more like this?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
02 Feb

ANSWER: No problem. This is your product and you can sell it for how much ever price you want, providing the painting is halal.

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Fiverr is an Israeli online marketplace for freelance services. Fiverr serves to allow listing and applying for small one-off jobs, or gigs, online.Fiverr’s main recurring revenue source is its transaction-based fee model. Simply put, Fiverr makes money by taking a fee both from those buying a freelance service and those selling their freelance services on the platform.Is working in fiverr halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Religions
29 Jan

ANSWER: Scholars had differed over the ruling on trading with the enemies of Islam. The most authentic opinion is that this is permissible. However, if this company was slandering your mother or abusing your father, would you have ever asked about the ruling in dealing with them? Here is where you test your Iman !

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It has been difficult growing my beard because I’ve lost friends who mocked me, my own family always tell me to shave it, at bigger family gatherings I am always picked on for my beard and I even got rejected by a job and the man told me if I was to shave it I would of got the job. I ask for some words of advice sheikh that can ease this pain in my heart, I am only 19 recently started learn Islam

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Jobs
31 Dec

ANSWER: The prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and his companions were tested by far more sever tests than this and they were steadfast and didn’t budge!

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Bessiness Condition Example: One share worth 40K (SAR) They will give benefit on monthly basis SAR (1.5K to 2.5K) not fixed and depends on their total income. My invested money can be withdrawn after one year (if I needed).

Islamic economy, Jobs
15 Dec

ANSWER: The profit should be a fixed percentage, on the actual profits the company makes and not a fixed amount of money. If you don’t share any losses and they guarantee to give you your money back when you ask for it, this is clear riba. When joining them, your 40k should be calculated to […]

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Is it likeable in islam to be ambitious in life about earning more money with good intention.Some people say our prophet (PBUH) was not rich , so it is not likeable ..

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
13 Nov

ANSWER: No problem in that at all! 6 of the 10 heaven-bound companions were rich and the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam never scolded them, rather he encouraged them and made duaa for them.

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I work in warehouse where I handle packages. And there’s halal packages & haram packages(like cat food etc.). Almost everyday I go to work I see a mix of halal & haram packages. I try to avoid the haram packages. So in the beginning of work before the packages arrive, I open the truck to store packages in there, & i set up the machine that moves the packages in the truck, will I get the sin

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
27 Oct

ANSWER: If you don’t know what’s inside the packages then no problem. If you assist on packing and loading haram packages, this is sinful.

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Sheikh say this Job pays me to write down my hours and that’s how they pay me for the hours I enter but Sheikh I’m having these problems and whispers like sometimes there are times when I don’t keep track of the clock and I write down hours maybe a little to much or a little to small and there are times where i pray in the middle of my work and also fall lazy in the hours I enter does this money

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
05 Oct

ANSWER: There are things that are overlooked in such jobs as no one works the whole 60 minutes of an hour. As long as your tasks were fulfilled and executed as they wanted and you didn’t waste time playing around or doing your own business, there is nothing on you.

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I have a question regarding artificial intelligence. Since it is the science of getting the machines to mimic the behaviour of humans/ imitate human intelligence, is studying artificial intelligence haram in any way?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
16 Sep

ANSWER: Using artificial intelligence and being a robotic engineer is permissible. Having a statue like robot is not. It is not permissible to make anything that resembles a human being with a head and body.

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My father runs a tobacco store, selling cigars, cigarettes and the like. He wishes that I take over the main store so he can expand it. He will start training me in a week on how to manage the store. I know this is haram. But, how can I tell my father this is haram? Also, if he does not listen, is it permissible that I run the store until I can sell it and donate the money to charity?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
16 Sep

ANSWER: You must tell him that this is prohibited in Islam and that the income is haram. You must not assist him in anything and you will sinful as he is if you do. 

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