Permissible and Impermissible employment

Earning through a pyramid scheme

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2021-03-24 07:44

Q: I wanted to earn and bear my university and other expenses on my own so I was looking for online jobs. I came across a business named Forever Living Products. They give earnings by a pyramid scheme in which you have to recommend other people to join your business and become a part of your team and you will get paid. In this way you can earn a great deal of money.

As the growth rate in this business is very high, thus I found it to be a bit doubtful and I think some sort of interest is in involved in this business. Kindly guide me so that I can take my decision accordingly.

Working for a company that sells wine glasses and other items

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2021-02-23 06:20

Q: My relative works in a IT company owned and run by a Muslim in America, and has an office in Pakistan. It has a major website selling apparel and bags. In this site, they are also specifically selling wine glasses and promoting it as for drinking wine. Is it permissible for him to work in this company?

Income of a person who uses pictures of animate objects in his presentations

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2020-12-26 06:19

Q: My father works in an office where his work is to maintain proper supply of electricity, making and maintaining electrical plants and supervising others who do the above works. Part of his job is to inform his seniors about new plans and progress of the plans. For this purpose he uses digital slides for presentations.

I noticed that the slides that he makes, he uses pictures of animate object. It could be a requirement from the office that he must use those. Sometimes others make these type of slides and he uses them. And sometimes he makes these slides and passes it to others. I want to know, does it make his income haraam?

Working for a credit card company

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2020-10-13 06:18

Q: My friend and I are unemployed. Can we work in a credit card company? Is it allowed to work in this sector because the insurance and loan sectors are haraam for us.

Working as an accountant for a store that sells halaal and haraam items

Submitted by user2 on Thu, 2020-10-01 07:38

Q: Is it permissible for one to work as an accountant for shops such as Pick n Pay, Makro, Checkers? These shops sell halaal, as well as non halaal items such as alcohol and non halaal meat.

Working as an accountant for a restaurant that serves alcohol

Submitted by user2 on Thu, 2020-10-01 07:21

Q: I am an accountant. I have a job offer from a restaurant where they serve alcohol with food. Is it permissible to take up the offer?

Working for an insurance company

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2020-09-30 07:05

Q: I am working in a general insurance company as a loss adjuster which means that I assess loss of vehicle at the time of claim. Is it halaal or haram for me to work in a general insurance? As per my opinion, I am not in direct sales but I am doing the work which removes gharar from it as I assess the loss and do not allow additions or reductions as per terms. Also, I heard that if a company is owned by a Hindu, we can work in that insurance company.

Security company providing a security guard for an alcohol distribution outlet

Submitted by user2 on Mon, 2020-09-28 07:57

Q: We have a security company that provides alarm systems and guards to various businesses and private residence. We had a client who signed up with us to provide a guard during the day. This client subsequently changed his business from a soft drink outlet to an alcohol distribution outlet. Is it permissible to continue providing our services to this business.

Practicing homeopathy

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2020-09-15 06:52

Q: I am a homoeopathic doctor and am planning to start my practice insha-Allah. However, I was reading something about Reiki and read that it is not allowed due to having shirk elements.

Now I have started wondering if homoeopathy has any haraam aspect of shirk. I haven’t come across any one who can do research and tell me. Homoeopathy has a concept of vital force in the body which is an energy. And the medicine has energy which acts on that force is the theory. I am fully of the idea that shifa comes from Allah alone. I want to help people and do my bit in helping others. Homoeopathy medicine works very well and I have experienced it for the last 6 years. However, I just want to know if it is allowed to practice it.

Working according to one's degree

Submitted by user2 on Mon, 2020-09-14 07:11

Q: I am a doctor. I studied MBBS by choice and later done MD in medicine. My parents asked me my choice of doing MD medicine. I got MD medicine seat by giving money to management. My University is autonomous and have their own entrance exam. They only select students for particular degrees on the basis of donation money students have given them. Selection is not on merit. In similar way I got admission in MD medicine.

I was happy at first but later I had thoughts that it is non Islamic. I said to my parents that I want to quit as a lot of money for my degree was given so I was forced to complete my 3 years of residency in medicine.

Apart from religious thoughts, the reason for my wish to quit the degree was, I was unable to handle the pressure of continuous 48-72 hrs work. I came back home and was adamant for quitting my studies and stayed for about 9 months. This problem was taken before management and I was given concession of 12 hrs daily work.

In this way I completed my 3 years residency. Till then I was very depressed and was on antidepressants for nearly 2 years, and my wish to study further also vanished. I was given a passing degree without studying by giving money to management.

I feel I have knowledge more than MBBS but less than MD as I treated patients entirely over 3 years of residency. Is it halaal for me to continue my carrier in medicine as a job or as a private practitioner?

Kindly take note that I have a family with one child and I don't have any other qualifications for my survival. My parents don't want me to work as a MBBS doctor as my marriage was done by saying that I was doing MD medicine. If I do so, it is likely that it may cause a rift in my family. I'm not doing any job or earning since 2 years as I don't feel it halaal and my family and parents are not convinced on my job based on MBBS degree.

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