QUESTION: My cousin recently moved to Canada from India. He has found a part time job in a SUB takeway. His job includes food preparation, receiving stock of the meat and pork. The problem is the subs include non-halaal chicken/beef and also pork. Is it permissible...
Employment / Commission
Income comprising of Halaal and Haraam
QUESTION: I work in IT Security for companies. I've recently got a job offer at a company which is an equity and investment advisory firm. Is it permissible for me to accept this job working as IT security for them? If a portion of a company's income is sourced from...
Serving as a debt counsellor
QUESTION: Is it permissible to have a profession as a debt counselor? ANSWER: If debt counsellors assist people by advising them how to control their finances and spend correctly, or they advise them how to negotiate with creditors and enter an agreement to pay their...
Permissibility of Arts and Drama educator
QUESTION: I am a theatre and drama teacher at a school and I teach students of Grades 6, 7 an 8. I was wondering if the job is permissible, and earning from it is Halal or not, as it was clearly mentioned in the school contract that I have to motivate kids for a...
Moving funds into a living annuity upon maturity
QUESTION: I will be retiring at the end of this year, and the advice is that I should transfer my funds to a living annuity, which will pay a monthly amount for my lifetime. I am not sure that this is shariah compliant and would please like advice on this. ANSWER: We...
Designing gym clothing
QUESTION: Is it permissible to design (only design, not produce) for a clothing company that makes gym clothing? The standard designs are tight, while some are short and they show skin. ANSWER: If you design clothing to be worn in public which reveals the Satr (the...
Working as a manager in a restaurant that sells pork and liquor
Question:- Is a Muslim permitted to work as a manager in a restaurant where liquor and pork is served? Answer:- It will not be permissible for a Muslim to work in a place where liquor and pork is served. Hence, managing a restaurant serving pork and alcohol is Haraam....
Giving an incentive to shop employees
Question:- A person supplies wholesalers with his product. The employees in the stores pack the product on the shelf, and,as the shelf gets empty, they continue to fill it up. Generally, each aisle has one employee allocated to it. Mufti Sahib might be aware that it...