employment

Working for a bank

Q: I'm looking for a job and I got an offer in at an Investment Banking. I didn't know if I should accept it because I do not know if working in a bank is haram? Can I accept this job offer?

Becoming a financial advisor

Q: I have a question regarding a job as a financial advisor. Is it permissible to be a financial advisor or haram if I am working in a financial institute and NOT the banking sector. I was studying financial advisor mutual fund, when I heard that working as a fianancial advisor in any sector is haram, so I left the study.

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)

Employment involving the sale or handling of haraam items

Q: It seems that most jobs I’m qualified for are somehow indirectly related to the sale of haram items. I’ve seen Muslims working at these places, so I was wondering if I’m just overthinking about these things. The job I was thinking of getting is a stocking job where I may have to put haram products on the shelves of the stores. Is it haram for me to work at such a job?