Q1. Is it permissible to employ male domestic workers in homes where females live? Can females wash the clothes of males? A1. It is not permissible to have male domestic workers in homes where only females reside. However, it will be permissible if there are some...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to work for a butcher that sells Haraam meat? Will the status of the money earned from this employment be Halaal or Haraam? ANSWER: If the majority of the meat that is sold is Haraam, then the income will be Haraam. However, if majority of...
QUESTION: Alhamdulillah, I have a job offer, but I am not sure if it is Islamic. The working hours are 48 hours per week. I queried as to how many hours per day and was told it is a 6-day week job with the amount of hours per day where the timings and the number of...
QUESTION: If a woman has a home-run business and the domestic helper assists with work related to the business, must she be given separate wages for helping in that regard or will the work she does be included in her salary for working at the house? ANSWER: If the...
Question:- I work for a company that sells cars. As an employee, in my free time, can I sell cars to such customers whom I met whilst at work at the company? If I made a profit on a car, who will the profit belong to, me or the company? Answer:- The customers that...
Question:- For many years, I worked as an accountant in a life insurance company. I did not record any interest and none of my duties involved any interest or loans . I did not sell any life insurance although I did report sales of life insurance, and I calculated...
Question:- I am currently studying 3d Design and I intend to work as a environment artist that will design 3d objects such as trees ,walls etc . The only problem is that I will be receiving my income from gaming companies , advert companies and Architecture Firms ....
QUESTION: Our Malawian Kwacha recently devalued by 44%. I would pay the domestic worker K10,000 for the past year. After devaluation, is she entitled to K10,000 + 44%? Because, after devaluation, the value of K10,000 is now K5,600. Will the Mas'ala be the same if an...