Employment

Employment is a relationship between two parties, usually based on a contract where work is paid for, where one party, which may be a corporation, for profit, not-for-profit organization, co-operative or other entity is the employer and the other is the employee. Employees work in return for payment, which may be in the form of an hourly wage, by piecework or an annual salary, depending on the type of work an employee does or which sector they are working in. Employees in some fields or sectors may receive gratuities, bonus payment or stock options.

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Masjid . Employment

Can an Imam receive salary from the funds of the Masjid especially if he is not financially stable?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 7 months ago

Bismihi ta'ala

In fiqh, the religious director or an Islamic centre, or the Imām of the mosque is referred to as Imām al-Rātib, and his role is important in managing the religious affairs of the mosque. He can receive a regular income for his various services, like lectures, counseling, religious management, etc.

It is problematic for the religious scholar to receive any financial benefit from doing something wajib or teaching something wajib, and even for jamā'ah prayer itself. It is not befitting for talib al-'ilm to be paid for leading prayers in itself, but he can receive salary for the preliminaries for these things, like travelling expenses, rent, and so on.

Indeed, the more financially stable the religious scholar is the more effective he will be in serving his community.

And Allah knows best.

Masjid . Employment

Can an Imam receive salary from the funds of the Masjid especially if he is not financially stable?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 7 months ago

Yes it is permissible to receive salary for the time and efforts he gives in teaching, guiding and helping people.

Wassalam.

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Hijab . Employment

Is it permissible to employ a non-Hijabi and is it allowed to discriminate between Hijabi's and non-Hijabi's in an office environment?

Hijab is an obligatory practice on every Muslim female. Non Hijabi female working or mixing with men causes them looking at her hair or arms or legs which is itself not permissible for the men. We should cause any sin to any one. Discrimination is bad against people with equal qualities, but encouraging non Hijab is completely wrong and means disrespecting the orders of Allah (SWT).

Muslim must obey the orders of Allah in every matter and every field of life.

Wassalam.

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Employment . Art

Is it allowed to work in a place where we make T-shirts with pictures of people on it?

Yes it is allowed as far as the picture does not have anything against the rules of Islam. It should not be a picture of a female with out Hijab or any person or item or image which is not permissible in Islam.

Wassalam.

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Employment . God (Allah)

I see many people get a job only because of who they know. Why don't the deserving ones get a job easily? Why is Allah not fair to them?

Injustice , discrimination and corruption are done by people who don't fear God and you can not blame Allah (SWT) for acts done by the sinners.
Allah is The Absolute Just and Fair.

Wassalam.

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Husband . Wife . Property . Employment

Can a husband say to his wife that she is not allowed to work unless she gives her salary to him? I understand that the salary is the wife's own property but is the husband allowed to force his wife not to work on this basis?

Rebecca Masterton, Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been... Answered 7 months ago

In a word, 'no'. He is not allowed to do that. It is hoped that the couple can work toward understanding one another better, and sincerely find a solution that satisfies both parties.

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Poor . Salah (Prayers) . Investment . Employment

I am not able to perform any Salat because I am poor and I invest my all time in my job. What should I do as I cannot manage both these responsibilities at the same time?

Mohammad Zakaria, Mohammad Zakaria is a senior lecturer at the Islamic College where he specialises in Research methodology and Islam's Education Philosophy and Teacher Training. His doctoral work focused on... Answered 8 months ago

Salaam

Being poor is not an excuse not to pray, in fact praying increases wealth, material and spiritual.

First, begin by performing your prayers, once that has been done. Other things, like seeing the ahlulbayt in dreams might be possible.

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Employment

I edit videos for a living for clients internationally all of whom are non-Muslims. Sometimes it happens that the way the clients are dressed is a little inappropriate. Is editing those videos allowed or considered Haram?

It depends on the contents of the video. It is not allowed to help editing videos containing forbidden ( Haraam) contents.

Wassalam.

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Internet . Employment

I work in a call center and US residents call us and we sell them Internet service. Is the earning allowed in cases when we don't know and we don't ask them how they are going to use it. And what if they say they are going to use it for watching Netflix?

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, you would be permitted to work there, and the income is halal, and it does not concern you what they use it for, and how. Netflix is also not haram. It all depends on how it is used, and what is watched, by the individual.

And Allah knows best.

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Pork . Alcohol . Employment

Is it allowed to work as a delivery driver for Amazon when a small proportion of the packed parcels may contain within them items such as pork and alcohol?

Muslim is not allowed to deliver unlawful (Haraam) items at all. If you are sure the job will definitely make you carry or deliver such Haraam items even in any small percentage, you will not be allowed then to do such job.

Wassalam.

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Halal . God (Allah) . Employment

Are jobs and vocations which are Halal considered pleasing to Allah SWT no matter what they are, and are there certain jobs which are higher in merit than others?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 10 months ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

Earning a halal income is an act of worship and is pleasing to Allah swt. Yes, it is true that some jobs may also fit into different catergories too. For example a job which involves charity related work such as helping the needy people or orphans could fall under the category of mustahab jobs. You may then get jobs which fall under the category of makruh such as selling Kafans or working in a slaughterhouse. Such jobs although not haram, become makruh as a kafan seller may wish more people to die for sales to go up, and the one who slaughters animals for meat, may become used to such an action and cold hearted.

What one should be careful of is falling into a job which is in the haram category making ones income unlawful.

May Allah grant you success

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Employment . Marriage

I am an educated boy but uncertain about my career and do not know what kind of job I will have. A lot of people say that you need to have self-confidence before you get married. What should I do?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 11 months ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Not having a fully worked out life plan worked out is not the same as lacking confidence in God that you will succeed. If your future spouse is happy with your stage in working things out then there is no problem in getting married.

May you always be successful