QUESTION: Is it haram to tag a business on my Instagram story if their page posts music? When someone taps the tag, they’re taken to that page. I plan to work in packaging for a company, and the packaging encourages customers to tag their Instagram account. Is my work haram since it could increase attention to an account which post music and women

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Social Media
26 Oct

ANSWER: Yes you must not tag them if they include music in their posts as you would carry the sin for anyone who clicks.

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QUESTION: I am trying my best to find halal jobs and apply to wherever I can but if I don’t get a call back or hired and my only option is a riba-based bank, then what should I do? My father works there and said he will get me the job there if I don’t have any other option. My parents are non-Muslim and they saying I have to work there and if I don’t then I will be kicked out and on the street. What to do?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
23 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible to apply for a job in a conventional riba based bank no matter what the circumstances are.

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QUESTION: I am a government school teacher in india, here no one follows government timing of schools(Govt time 9.00 am to 3.25 pm) even students do not want to stay as long as 3.25 pm, All the teaching staff leave school at 1 or 2 p.m. Especially in rainy seasons when roads are slippery. Am I sinful for not fulfilling my duties, Is my income halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
05 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible  You must be there till the time it’s mandatory as you’re being paid for that

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QUESTION: Can I do a small business from home of cute stationeries and school supplies for kids with faces on them like cartoon characters because I heard we can sell dolls with faces

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Pedagogy education and upbringing
18 Sep

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 or on such school supplies etc The only thing permissible is selling or making such TOYS for kids to play with. 

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QUESTION: Can me and my husband both claim for school fees and residence fees for our children from our company which we get as perks, while only one of us has paid for it.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
10 Sep

ANSWER: If this is the bonus or incentive they give to their employees without asking for invoice or proof, this is permissible  But if they require proof or invoice, only one of you can do that.

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QUESTION: I work for a company. My job is to convince people to invest in shares. There are lots of different shares, halal and haram. I let them choose a few of these shares. I encourage them to invest in halal shares but as i am in the west, they sometimes choose haram ones. And after they invest, i get money from my company. And i dont get money depending which share. Always same amount.Is it halal?

Jobs, Riba
10 Sep

ANSWER: The money in which you facilitate and collaborate with them in sin is haram. You should not work in such a field as the vast majority of companies work with riba financing and depositing. 

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QUESTION: Is my income from working at big 4/ professional services firms’ halal? As they have a mix of halal and haram activities and clients. Like is it okay if I work in IT or consulting department and avoid banks as clients?

Jobs, Riba
09 Sep

ANSWER: I don’t know what the line of such firms is! If they are a financial group where the majority of their work deals with riba and consultations and auditing, it is not permissible to work there as IT or any other position. 

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QUESTION: If a person becomes rich through haram earnings, is this considered rizq from Allah?

Divine Will and Decree, Jobs
08 Sep

ANSWER: Yes, as there is only one Razzaq in this world and it is Allah. He grants halal rizq and reward for it and also haram rizq and punishes on it. 

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QUESTION: I work for a company. My job is to convince people to invest in shares. There are lots of different shares, halal and haram. I let them choose a few of these shares. I encourage them to invest in halal shares but as i am in the west, they sometimes choose haram ones. And after they invest, i get money from my company. And i dont get money depending which share. Always same amount.Is it halal?

Jobs, Riba
06 Sep

ANSWER: The money in which you facilitate and collaborate with them in sin is haram. You should not work in such a field as the vast majority of companies work with riba financing and depositing.

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QUESTION: I work in a school, I am in full hijab (not niqab and I do not wear makeup). I spend 90% of my time with children and the other time is made up of meetings and sometimes teachers may enter my office if the have concern for a student. I do not initiate conversation with any male staff, at most I may say good morning or return a good morning or Salaam. My family is dependent Is my work halaal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
05 Sep

ANSWER: If you teach a halal subject and teach only girls or boys under the age of 10 and do not free mix with men and are abiding by the proper Islamic hijab then your job is halal.

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