Q: I design websites and pamphlets etc. A certain client wants to give me a job where I will have to use images of people and also Christmas themes, Easter themes etc. Will it be permissible for me to do this work?
Q: I design websites. I have a client who I have designed an ecommerce website for. He mainly sells computers but also sells a TV screen. Can I add the TV screen to his website for him?
Q: The consultancy through which I am getting job in Saudi is asking for 1 lakh money for the job they are providing. Is it halaal to give money to them or is it just like bribery? Could you please help me out? The consultancy found the job for me in Saudi.
Q:
1. Is it permissible to work as a financial manager or internal auditor at a conventional bank (like Absa, FNB, Standard Bank) or in the financial services division of a company whose main income is not derived from their banking division?
2. Is it permissible to work at investment banks like Rand Merchant Bank, Sanlam, Allan Gray, Investec, Old Mutual, etc.?
3. Is it permissible to work at insurance companies like Discovery, Outsurance, etc.?
Q: I was offered to be a clown for a day. Is it permissible?
Q: I work in a warehouse that has gift hampers. Is it permissible to gift wrap items that has alcohol bottles in them?
Q: I wish to apply for a certain job. The company requires that I submit a photograph of myself with the C.V. I think it is for identification purposes if when one is selected for an interview - but I am unsure. Is it permissible to apply for this job? I already have passport/ID photos, so I could use these without having to take any more photographs.
Q: I want to work as a fitness instructor, but I have been told that it is haraam because I will be training women and they will be dressing inappropriately. Is it permissible for me to take up this job?
Q: I work in the stock-buying department of a certain supermarket. Recently, they added the deli department to my portfolio. Now, I have to deal with buying and selling pork and its derivatives. Is it permissible for me to do this?
Q: My company installs the credit card swipe machine of a bank for merchants and I am in the sales department. I am receiving a fixed salary, and also receive a commission for every installation. Is my earning halaal or haraam?