Working outside company time to supplement one's income
Q: If a person works for a company and he also works does work outside the company to earn extra, is this right or wrong?
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Working for a company that makes money from interest
Q: I want to apply for a job in a company. But after downloading the annual report, I saw that the company makes 68% of its revenue from commission and 32% from interest. Will one can do job there?
Working for a bank as a consultant
Q: I am working as a consultant in a micro finance bank that provides loans on interest. Are my earnings halaal?
Working in a non-Muslim company
Q: As a Muslim, is it right to work in a non-Muslim company like Bata company?
Hiring out one's animal for breeding purposes
Q: I read that it is impermissible to charge others to use a stallion as a stud. Does this mean that hiring out one’s stallion to impregnate someone else’s mare is impermissible? We breed and sell dogs for security purposes. Is it impermissible for one person to send his dog to get impregnated by someone else’s dog? One will have to pay for this.
Earning a living from something that the government does not allow
Q: If the governtment doesn't allow tution and someone makes money out of tution, then is the money haram or not?
Working as a chef in a restaurant
Q: I am a chef working in a hotel restaurant. Is it permissible to work with haraam items, such as alcohol and pig? I don’t have to touch it with my hands or taste it. I can use gloves when I touch it and work with it.
Paying a fixed rate for electricity
Q: Is it permissible to enter into a fixed plan with ones energy supplier? By fixed plan I mean entering into a contract to pay a fixed price per kWh for any gas/electricity used during the coming year. The alternative is to remain on a variable plan, which means that the price of the gas/electricity fluctuates depending on market prices.
Forfeiting one's holiday if it is not taken in a certain time
Q: I am working for a Muslim family in their warehouse for more than 5 years. I have never been on holiday nor been paid for working in the holiday. When I asked them they told me that my 5 year holidays were gone (as per the law in our country). I know that by Allah, no right can be lost.
Note: Over these 5 years I thought I don't have a right of holiday as I work a few hours a week. No one from this family told me that I have a right for holiday.
Getting a job with a fake certificate
Q: I have obtained my degree through distance mode (although distance mode is not allowed by university, it is illegal). I have done it after consultation with college authority. Now if I get a job with this certificate, would my income be halal or haram?