A maid comes for cleaning our house or sometms hr daughtr.She takes 2000/month for that.But this tim she didn’t come for atleast 13 days to clean because of the marriage of her eldst daughter.So,on completion of this month I gave her 1200 salary and asked her to come for 8-9 days more then I will give her remaining salary.Did I do wrong?she is poor I should have given her ful amount?What u think?

Jobs
22 Apr

ANSWER: If she didn’t work these days, she shouldn’t get paid for them. 

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Is it permissible to work in the IT department of a health insurance company; the work has to do with patient data and health care systems for the insurance company called Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Insurance, Jobs
12 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible. 

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Please clarify if we can use our office computers and the internet for something personal when we don’t have any official work and we are free? does this come under breeching trust? does it mean that we have earned haraam mingled with halal income?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
09 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless the management allows you to surf on the internet during down times.

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I am a one to one female teacher aged 45, am i allowed to teach 17-22 year old males?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
07 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. 

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We are going through some financial hardship. Though my husband started up some business, he is now forced to close all these as we can’t burn more money. Can my husband teach in a co Ed institution to come out of this difficult phase as there is no segregated education system in my country?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
02 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible providing there is no other alternative as it’s his responsibility to put bread on the table. He must lower his gaze and not socialize with females or be alone with them at any given moment.  https://www.assimalhakeem.net/are-boys-allowed-to-study-at-mixed-universities-knowing-that-in-our-country-all-universities-are-mixed-2/

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sheikh, is it halal to work in a advertising agency company as a official executive worker.is this halal or haram..?

Jobs
29 Mar

ANSWER: This depends on the line of work of such a company! If they advertise haram things and women etc, this is prohibited for you to work there.

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Sheikh, I know working for banks and insurance companies are not allowed because their revenue is interest based. Is working at a financial company which mainly transfers money and charges the customer a fee or sell money orders allowed??

Islamic economy, Jobs
23 Mar

ANSWER: We must study the transactions of such a company in order to figure out whether it is dealing in halal or in haram.  Money exchange issues have a lot of haram transactions that must be avoided.

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Are we Muslims allowed to operate GYM business even though it’s strictly female only And during aerobics or work out music is played. Bcoz People can’t do aerobics or work out quietly If a muslim takes this business is the income considered halal or haram ?

Jobs
21 Mar

ANSWER: If they can operate it for all females only where no male comes in, this is permissible. However it’s totally prohibited to play music or to allow indecent clothes! 

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Is it permissible to work as a Call Centre Agent? Am I allowed to talk to women? I also fear that women may beautify their voice

Jobs
19 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in working for a call center if the company that you’re working for does halal business.  And all your calls are recorded so no question of you getting astray even if they beautified their voice. You must talk in a professional tone.

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I was wondering if having a soft melodious (not string) music in the back of advertisement videos is Haram or not. For example, at the start or end of a TV show, and then ads on TVs. Are they haram, because if there is no tune then the ad is completely soundless. If it is haram is there a solution to this? I make marketing ads and therefore require to put soft music in the back

Jobs, Sports, Entertainment and Music
13 Mar

ANSWER: This is absolutely prohibited and your job is not permissible at all if you have to put music or women or any other haram content in your ads.

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