Permissible and Impermissible employment

Accepting a gift or working for someone whose income is haraam

Q: 

1. If all of a person's income is haraam, can you accept a gift of dawat from such a person (i.e. you are sure that he has no halaal wealth or income)? 

2. Can you work for such a person? The work you are doing for him is of a halaal nature, but he is going to pay you your salary from haraam money. 

3. If such a wishes to purchase something from you and you are certain that the money he is paying with haraam money, will it be permissible to sell to him? 

4. Will there be any difference in the ruling if the person (whose income is haraam) is a non-Muslim?

Receiving gifts from a person who works in the bank

Q: I would like advice regarding the following: 

My father works in the bank and it's his only source of income. After finding out that interest is war with Allah Ta'ala, I decided to find a job and move out. 

My question is, now that I have a job and moved out, all the stuff that were bought for me by my father what do I do with it? Do I give it away or can I still use it? My clothing, I have tools my father bought and basically everything I have is from my father, what do I do?

Doing the decor for a birthday party

Q: I recently started learning how to do balloon decorations and someone asked me to make some decor for their birthday party and my mom agreed without me giving consent first. 

I am well aware that we are not allowed to celebrate birthdays and I do NOT intend on celebrating nor attending this birthday party. Am I allowed to make the balloon decorations for this person with the intention of not celebrating with them?

Delivering haraam items

Q: I want to ask about earnings from food delivery services in a non Muslim country/community. Uber Eats, Door Dash are the delivery service name. 

The delivery is not containing any alcohol, etc. but sometimes some foods containing pork products. Either cooked or sometimes grocery items contain bacon, pork products, etc. Are the earnings halal or permissible by a Muslim?

Muslim lawyer doing work for a gay or lesbian

Q: 

1. A lesbian woman approaches a Muslim notary to draw up an Antenuptial contract for a civil union with another woman. 

2. A person who is openly gay/lesbian approaches a Muslim lawyer to do work for them. The work doesn't have to do with the client being gay/lesbian. It is normal legal work. 

In either of these scenarios, is it permissible for the notary/lawyer to do the work?

Designing websites or apps which contain haraam elements

Q: I am a UI/UX designer based in Bangladesh. UI/UX means the apps we see on mobile and the websites we see on the web. I design those interfaces, and then a developer codes them so that people like you and me can use or view them. That’s what I do for a living. The design I create doesn’t go directly to the users or the public — it is first developed by a developer, and only after that does it go live for users to see or use. 

I wanted to seek your guidance regarding what kind of design work is considered Halal or Haram in my field. As a designer, I sometimes receive project offers from different industries, and I want to make sure my work remains within Islamic boundaries. 

For example:

1. If I design a medical website, can I include an image of a doctor or model who is not wearing hijab but is dressed modestly? Is that permissible? 

2. What types of projects are allowed for me as a Muslim designer? For instance: 
• Can I design apps or websites related to music (for example, ticket booking apps for concerts)? 
• Can I design gaming websites or apps? or let me what to avoid. 

3. Can I design a website for another religion? For example, if I need to create a Christmas-themed website or include elements that represent other faiths — would that be permissible for me as a Muslim designer? 

4. In my work, I sometimes use AI tools that generate images or videos. Is it permissible to generate human or animal images using AI? 

5. Related to that, is it permissible if I train AI using my own photos and then generate images of myself in different clothes or poses for design or presentation purposes? I want to ensure my income and work remain Halal, In shaa Allah, and I would truly appreciate your advice and guidance on these matters.