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is it allowed to be a financial analyst, for example
In Islam, predictions are forbidden. In this case, is it allowed to be a financial analyst, for example, because financial analysts essentially predict market behavior?
In Islam, predictions are forbidden. In this case, is it allowed to be a financial analyst, for example, because financial analysts essentially predict market behavior?
Amir
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Is unnecessarily staying in a more expensive hotel and charging it to my employer a sin?
My work usually pays for my accommodation as I travel. Ordinarily, I stay in the cheapest possible place (e.g. backpackers), but sometimes I stay in more expensive places even though it's not strictly necessary. There'll be some justifications, e.g. the conference will be more convenient to get to;...
My work usually pays for my accommodation as I travel. Ordinarily, I stay in the cheapest possible place (e.g. backpackers), but sometimes I stay in more expensive places even though it's not strictly necessary. There'll be some justifications, e.g. the conference will be more convenient to get to; I didn't have time to optimize my bookings; I don't want to make my lab look like it's "cheap"; to avoid staying in mixed-gender accommodation.
**Question**: Is unnecessarily staying in a more expensive hotel and charging it to my employer a sin?
Depending on how you look at it, this resembles "theft"---I could send a smaller bill to my employer by staying at lower quality accommodation. My employer is not going to get grumpy at me (usually others stay in nicer accommodation than I require).
Rebecca J. Stones
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Work job task requires cooking pork
Job tasks require cooking and sometimes it is pork. Should this person continue with this job if they cannot prepare this dish?
Job tasks require cooking and sometimes it is pork. Should this person continue with this job if they cannot prepare this dish?
Bridget Olson
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Jul 15, 2025, 12:52 AM
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Advice / Cure for boredom in Islam
I suffer from depression and have been on medication for many years which works and this may be a factor. However I go through phases of being bored. Same routine, same daily predictable job, etc. Very predictable. Even in spare time I'm bored. I like to sleep. You may say you should listen to the Q...
I suffer from depression and have been on medication for many years which works and this may be a factor.
However I go through phases of being bored. Same routine, same daily predictable job, etc. Very predictable. Even in spare time I'm bored. I like to sleep.
You may say you should listen to the Qur'an. I do but as I don't know Arabic I don't get the full benefit.
Other things like TV, films and music are haraam by the majority of scholars so I can't entertain myself via them.
Is there any advice in Islam on this or any practical advice you may have please?
user20117
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Nov 20, 2016, 04:51 PM
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Is doing others software job and getting money in exchange haram or wrong?
Assalamualaikum, I am a software engineer and I already have a job which is primary source of income. Apart from this, I give support(do his core work) to another person working at a different company usually after my work hours and get money in exchange. However, I know that this person has got the...
Assalamualaikum,
I am a software engineer and I already have a job which is primary source of income.
Apart from this, I give support(do his core work) to another person working at a different company usually after my work hours and get money in exchange. However, I know that this person has got the job by cheating in interview.
Is my work for this person Haram or wrong as I know that he got a job by wrong means?
Jasser
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Jun 5, 2025, 08:32 AM
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Is earning from making this site halal?
I created an introductory website for a shipping company. I knew that they only shipped halal things but later I came to know (after creating site) that they also ship few haram things (mostly ship halal things). Now is the money earned from making the site halal for me?
I created an introductory website for a shipping company. I knew that they only shipped halal things but later I came to know (after creating site) that they also ship few haram things (mostly ship halal things). Now is the money earned from making the site halal for me?
Sadiqur Rahman
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Aug 31, 2022, 04:22 AM
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Is My Income from Freelancing Work Halal?
**As-salamu alaykum,** When I was 14-years old I wanted to do freelancing work related to programming and web development as I was very interested in that field. I opened up an account on [Upwork.com][1] (then oDesk). However, I didn't know that in [Upwork Terms of Service][2] they state that in ord...
**As-salamu alaykum,**
When I was 14-years old I wanted to do freelancing work related to programming and web development as I was very interested in that field. I opened up an account on Upwork.com (then oDesk). However, I didn't know that in Upwork Terms of Service they state that in order to open an account on Upwork one must be at least 18-years old. I open up an account without knowing this information. I honestly didn't even know you're supposed to read their Terms of Service before opening an account.
Then I worked on a number of different projects and earned quite a lot of money. Now I must mention that I was only paid by my clients to work on their web development projects and the projects themselves were not haram. I created applications and those applications didn't have any haram use or didn't contain anything contrary to the Sharia.
I recently realized this and I understood that I made a big mistake. I regretted this decision and repented to Allah. But currently, I really need this money. Now my question is, is the income I earned from freelancing be considered halal?
***In short**, I unknowingly opened up an account but the work I did was halal, so will the income be halal too?*
Thank you very much for your answers,
Abraar
kittenchief
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Dec 18, 2016, 02:39 PM
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What to do with money earned as a musician performing gigs at venues which serve alcohol?
I'm a socially conscious musician. I rhyme about things that occur in society in order to bring awareness. I don't swear in my music nor do I encourage anything that is un-islamic, in my lyrics. A lot of my music has positive messages for society. I've recently employed someone to manage my gigs and...
I'm a socially conscious musician. I rhyme about things that occur in society in order to bring awareness. I don't swear in my music nor do I encourage anything that is un-islamic, in my lyrics. A lot of my music has positive messages for society.
I've recently employed someone to manage my gigs and recordings. I sometimes have to perform at venues where they serve alcohol. These institutions pay me for a gig and some of that money is obviously acquired with the sale of alcohol.
What can I do with that money? Is that money considered haram for me to spend? If so, what can I do with it? Can I give it to a beggar?
I know that money earned out of interest can be used to build a toilet for a community. I don't know if I will get that amount of money to build such a structure so some realistic ideas would be greatly appreciated.
anon
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Question regarding online work
Q2. I want to know that selling graphic design services is haram? Like we also make cartoons and illustrations of real people and also cartoon characters, so is that okay?
Q2. I want to know that selling graphic design services is haram? Like we also make cartoons and illustrations of real people and also cartoon characters, so is that okay?
Rafay Warsi
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I wanna know if my work is okay or I need to stop
Assalamu alaykum. I work in a call center but it is a dating site industry. We talk to random clients and use different photos of random women as well. We talk to clients lustfully and sometimes exchange nude photos (which are not our own photos) this is required in our work. My question is will my...
Assalamu alaykum.
I work in a call center but it is a dating site industry. We talk to random clients and use different photos of random women as well. We talk to clients lustfully and sometimes exchange nude photos (which are not our own photos) this is required in our work. My question is will my fasting still be accepted or will I commit sin in this work that I have? Please help. I just wanna make sure about this. Although all I want is to earn money not for me but also for my family. Shukran and Assalamu alaykum.
Aya Aya
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Education consultant earnings are halal or not?
I am an education consultant. I make admissions of students in the colleges of their choices and charge them money of which all the money goes to the concerned college and I get only a small amount.some colleges take direct admission and some conduct examinations to short list the students. If a stu...
I am an education consultant. I make admissions of students in the colleges of their choices and charge them money of which all the money goes to the concerned college and I get only a small amount.some colleges take direct admission and some conduct examinations to short list the students. If a student is weak and cannot pass the examination then I make some other intelligent student give the examination on behalf of the weak student and after getting the result the weak student gets admission into the college. For this process, I charge the weak student money of which a greater part goes to the college and the intelligent student and I get only a small amount. Is this money haram for me? This process takes place with the knowledge and consent of the weak student,his/her parents,the intelligent student and sometimes the college concerned. but the colleges are not informed always due to security reasons.
Is my earning in this process haram? please help me.
sana
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Jan 6, 2014, 08:39 AM
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Is my work haram given that I write software which has an "insurance" field?
I work as a programmer for a shipping company. My job requires me to create a program which contains fields like "shipper's name", "address", etc. Also there are fields which provides information about the item being shipped, such as weight, size, etc. There is also another field which I must provid...
I work as a programmer for a shipping company. My job requires me to create a program which contains fields like "shipper's name", "address", etc. Also there are fields which provides information about the item being shipped, such as weight, size, etc.
There is also another field which I must provide and it is called the "insurance amount" field. This field will contain the amount the shipper paid if he paid for insurance.
Note that I do not know what is being shipped and who is shipping it. I just make the program where these fields get automatically populated when some one from the shipping office sends the information. The program then takes the information and stores it somewhere else. I never deal with the information directly nor do I have any information about how or what kind of insurance they have. I am just required to provide the fields.
Is my work considered haram for this?
user21442
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Mar 6, 2017, 02:17 PM
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Is it haram to work for a scamming company?
A company is doing scams and our job is to filter the customer. For example we are supposed to ask the customer some questions and tell him to do tasks and to get money, he will get money for the tasks and our work is done. Then we forward the customer to someone else and they perform the rest of th...
A company is doing scams and our job is to filter the customer. For example we are supposed to ask the customer some questions and tell him to do tasks and to get money, he will get money for the tasks and our work is done. Then we forward the customer to someone else and they perform the rest of the scam.
Is working like this Halal or Haram? Because what we tell the customers is right but we know in future they will be scammed.
Khawaja Ikhlas
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Dec 31, 2024, 04:36 AM
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If you are poor and have no other option is it still haram to work in places funding israel
Pool employees who take jobs such as being waiters and cleaners dont have an option usually to work at another place but people say it is haram to work there but they have to feed there families is it actually haram to work in places like mcdonald's and kfc?
Pool employees who take jobs such as being waiters and cleaners dont have an option usually to work at another place but people say it is haram to work there but they have to feed there families is it actually haram to work in places like mcdonald's and kfc?
muhammad ghufran
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Dec 28, 2024, 11:03 PM
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Is it haram to fake my age online?
I'm 15 years old (about to be 16 in a month) and I want to make money online as I don't have time for an actual job during the school year. The problem is websites always want workers at least 18 years old. Is it haram to fake my age to be able to work online? If I do fake my age will the money earn...
I'm 15 years old (about to be 16 in a month) and I want to make money online as I don't have time for an actual job during the school year. The problem is websites always want workers at least 18 years old. Is it haram to fake my age to be able to work online? If I do fake my age will the money earned not be halal?
The work I intend to do online is simply transcribing audio, adding captions to videos, taking part in surveys and simple freelance work.
Anyways thank you to anybody who replies.
Sakib Chowdhury
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Aug 20, 2019, 07:33 PM
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Working in dating app haram
Iam working in a company which runs a dating app. My job is the manage a team which asks woman to join the app and talk to strangers for money. Is it permissible to work in such company as a manger and push the company to do the things.pls answer my question.
Iam working in a company which runs a dating app. My job is the manage a team which asks woman to join the app and talk to strangers for money. Is it permissible to work in such company as a manger and push the company to do the things.pls answer my question.
Shaik Mansoor
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Nov 19, 2024, 01:52 AM
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Working for an Arab-Israeli client
So I got an offer to work as remote contractor from a Palestinian/Arab Israeli citizen client on freelancing site. Initially, I don't know he is from Israel since he posted the job under US location. Then he introduced himself as Palestinian, his name is Arabic name, and yes, I googled him and found...
So I got an offer to work as remote contractor from a Palestinian/Arab Israeli citizen client on freelancing site. Initially, I don't know he is from Israel since he posted the job under US location. Then he introduced himself as Palestinian, his name is Arabic name, and yes, I googled him and found that he is Israeli citizen with Palestinian descendant.
I am confused right now to accept or decline the offer since I always support Palestine. What should I do?
kerrsatchi
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Jan 30, 2024, 04:25 AM
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Unable to pray on time at work?
As-salamu alaikum, I work as a security guard and most times work long hours of 10/11 and the odd one day of 6.5 hours. I am able to take one 30min break to pray my zhur. However unable to take the other 30min for magrib. Which then leaves me with no asr mag on time. Due to their rules of not allowi...
As-salamu alaikum, I work as a security guard and most times work long hours of 10/11 and the odd one day of 6.5 hours. I am able to take one 30min break to pray my zhur. However unable to take the other 30min for magrib. Which then leaves me with no asr mag on time. Due to their rules of not allowing 15 min breaks for prayer and using my own to break it up with. What should I do? As there is no other job opportunities for me at the moment. Should I use toilet break as my prayer break? Or try to explain it would only take 5min to pray as I’m sure you can cut down to praying fard only? Thank you
user57710
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Jan 20, 2024, 02:15 AM
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My job halal or haram?
I work in a company as a sales manager if that company give offers to other religion festival for their product,is my job halal.if I sell that products is that shirk?
I work in a company as a sales manager if that company give offers to other religion festival for their product,is my job halal.if I sell that products is that shirk?
Salma
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Oct 16, 2024, 04:29 PM
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Is it haram, as a recruiter to look candidate for gambling company?
I am a recruiter in an IT / Headhunter company. Sometimes I need to look for candidates for our clients from the Gambling/Casino industry. Is it okay for me to continue the job or is it haram? Thank you for your answers, it would be very helpful for me.
I am a recruiter in an IT / Headhunter company. Sometimes I need to look for candidates for our clients from the Gambling/Casino industry. Is it okay for me to continue the job or is it haram?
Thank you for your answers, it would be very helpful for me.
Berry Ceti
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Oct 16, 2024, 02:55 AM
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