1 )Can I work as a mortgage agent here in canada? 2)can I work as a real estat agent?
Question
1 )Can I work as a mortgage agent here in canada?
2)can I work as a real estat agent?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
1. It is not permissible to work as a mortgage agent due to its involvement in interest (ribā).
Rasūlullāh صلى الله عليه وسلم cursed the one who takes interest, gives interest, records it, and the one who witnesses it (Muslim)
2. It is permissible to work as a real estate agent as long as it does not involve facilitating mortgages for customers. Helping arrange interest-bearing loans for customers would entail assisting in sin.
And assist one another in righteousness and piety, but do not assist one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allāh. Verily, Allāh is severe in punishment (al-Māidah: 2)
And Allah knows best
Wassalam u Alaikum
Ml. Abrar Mirza,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
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- Ml. Abrar Mirza
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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