Permissible and Impermissible employment

Working for a company that sells stationery and liquor

Q: I currently work for a company that retails and distributes stationery and office products. The company has recently applied for a liquor license at their main distribution, which if granted will allow companies to purchase their alcohol and have it delivered with stationery needs. It is estimated that the sales of liquor will make up less than 1% of total sales. I joined the company a few months ago and would like to know if it is prohibited for me to work for them if the license is granted and sales are so small in comparison to other products?

Earning through designing websites

Q: I am a web designer, I have been asked by a client to make a website for them. This website offers memberships or rewards programme as they call it. You pay a monthly fee and they reward you with certain perks every month, e.g. R199.00 a month You get R200.00 Cell C Airtime, 100 MB Vodacom Data, Grocery coupons, Food coupons, Clothing Coupons, Funeral cover, Lawyer Assistance, etc.

Can I create this website for them?

Working in a haraam food outlet

Q: A Muslim works in pizza hut in india. So if some body ordered chicken pizza, the Muslim worker who works in it, he takes out the chicken frozen, slices or cuts or puts it in shape and then puts on pizza and serves it. But that chicken which comes is not halal. So serving pizza or making pizza which does not consist of halal chicken allowed? Is this permissible for him to do this job.

Government employee accepting gifts from the public

Q: I'm a government empoloyee and I get a salary per month. In our country there is a common trend of people who come to government offices for their needs to give some extra amount to employees working in various departments even if it is not compulsary to give that amount because they are afraid that work will not be done on time.

1. Can I take that amount if somebody is giving me in a similar fashion because of the trend? I never forced them to give that amount.

2. Can I take an extra amount if my officer gives to me but he received it from other people? (Officer takes amount somewhat forcefully from people)

Working as a chartered accountant

Q: Is it permissible to do CA jobs in Islam? CA means chartered accountant who gives reports on the financial statement (profit and loss and balance sheet) by signing it and states in his report whether it gives true and fair views of state of affairs of the company which also includes financial figures related to interest earned and interest received by the company.