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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Employment . Woman . Mahram . Umrah

Is it permissible for an unmarried and independent woman, aged 40, to perform Umrah without a Mehram during a work visit to Saudi Arabia?

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 2 years ago

Yes, it is allowed for her to perform Umrah as far as she has a safe company with her.

Wassalam.

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Film . Employment

Is my freelance employment in the camera department of the film industry considered allowed if the stories associated with the films often promote un-Islamic thinking, even though my work is not directly linked to the narrative?

Promoting sinful acts is a sinful act, and earning from any sinful act is unlawful.

Muslim should never work or help in promoting un-Islamic thinking or behaving.

'Wassalam.

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Employment . Marketing . Woman . Hijab

I work as a business owner and video editor where I have to create some videos for marketing purposes to promote a product. Is it allowed to have non-Muslim non-Hijabi women in those videos? And what if the women do not cover their arms and neck?

You as a follower of Ahlul Bayt (AS) should avoid promoting or publicising women with out Hijab.

Wassalam.

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Alcohol . Employment

I currently work at a store that sells alcohol, and as a cashier I get customers who purchase it and in that case I have to touch the alcohol. Is that permissible?

It is not permissible for Muslims to sell or help in selling or do anything related to alcohol. Money earned from unlawful act is unlawful as well.

'Wassalam.

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Employment . Gambling

What should I do if the company I am employed in or invested in forms a partnership with an online betting company? Can I continue working there or benefit financially from it?

If the company where you work for or invest in forms a partnership with any unlawful business, you must immediately leave working or investing with them because it is unlawful to work or invest in any partnership with unlawful business.

'Wassalam.

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Employment

What is the appropriate wage for an employer to pay their employees? Should it be determined by market forces or be simply based on the needs of the employees?

Appropriate wage is the amount which gives the worker a proper return against his efforts and time. This proper wage is called in Shariah as Ojratul Mith أُجرةُ المِثل which means the fair wage for similar effort.

'Wassalam.

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God (Allah) . Istikhara . Employment

Is it normal to find my chosen career, which I have dedicated the past 15+ years for the sake of Allah, to be extremely stressful, even though I did Istikhara and the decision was to remain in this field?

It is good to follow the advice of the Istekhara. Wassalam

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Marketing . Cryptocurrency . Employment

Am I allowed to accept an offer from a trading company that provides education on trading and crypto trading, as well as sells consultation services to traders, to work as their marketing manager?

According to the Maraaje' ( Great scholars) who allow crypto dealings, it is permissible to accept such offer.

'Wassalam.

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Employment

Can I accept a project where I am required to pay salaries to my employees, but if I complete all the tasks on time and do overtime, I am allowed to keep all the money earned instead of paying those employees?

If the agreement between you and your employer states that, then you will be allowed to do so. Applying the agreement is must on you as well as your employer. You should never take or prevent the salary of any employee who did his job.

'Wassalam.

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Employment . Wife . Masturbation

Is it permissible for me to maintain a physical distance from my wife while working in the Middle East, but still engage in video calls where we can see each other's body parts, without engaging in masturbation?

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 2 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, you can do that, as long as she is ok with you being away from her, and try your best to either bring her to where you live, or finish your trip and return back to live together.

Husband and wife in general should be living together regularly.

As for seeing each other, etc, that is also permissible, but you correctly said "without masturbation".

And Allah knows best

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Restaurant . Alcohol . Pork . Employment

Am I allowed to occasionally serve a plate containing pork if my job at a restaurant is to clean tables?

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 2 years ago

Bismillah,

Asslamu Alaykom,

According to many scholars, one should completely avoid serving alcohol and pork meat. Some other scholars such as Sayed Muhammad Shirazi, stated that one can serve pork only to non-Muslims. You would need to check this with your marja to see what their ruling is.

May Allah grant you success

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Food . Australia . Pork . Alcohol . Employment

Is it permissible to work in food delivery in Australia if only chicken and pizza are delivered and not Haram items like pork and alcohol?

Bismhi ta'ala

Yes, it would be permissible according to the aforementioned question.

And Allah knows best

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