Shari’ah Compliancy of a job profile

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Assalamu alaikum Mufti,

Please advise if the following summary is correct according to Islam.

I have made a summary for an employee's income in general to be halaal.

In principle, only the following factors must be present for an employee's income to be halaal when he or she works for a company, business etc. according to Islam:

1. The nature of the job of the employee working for a company, business etc. must be halaal. For example, working as an accountant is permissible.

2. At least most or all of the income of the company, business etc. must be halaal from which such an employee is going to be remunerated. In this regard, the employee must only ensure on face value at first that most or all of the income of such a company, business etc. is halaal. Hence, the employee must ensure that the following factors are present:

- Most or all of the services and/or goods sold by the company, business etc. must be halaal

- The actual remuneration itself from the company must be halaal. For example, remuneration in the form of money is halaal while remuneration in the form of liquor is not permissible.

Jazakallah

Muhammad I.V Patel · Accepted Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, two aspects are considered before determining the Shari’ah Compliancy of a job:

1. The profile/description of the job.

2. The major source of the funds from which the employee will be remunerated. [1]

Accordingly, your understanding is correct.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad I.V Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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