His second question asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work in a factory for intoxicants, knowing that he does not consume them, and what is the ruling on his earnings from that work?

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The questioner : His second question asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work in a factory for intoxicants, knowing that he does not consume them, and what is the ruling on his earnings from that work?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a Muslim to work in a factory for intoxicants, for this is aiding in sin and transgression, and Allah the Exalted has forbidden it, saying:

but do not cooperate in sin and aggression

وَلا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ

[Al-Ma'idah 5:2]

And his earnings from this work are forbidden and corrupt earnings, so it is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in himself and in what he eats and drinks, because the matter is great. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good

إن الله طيبٌ لا يقبل إلا طيباً

Sahih Muslim 1015

And Allah commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers, so He the Exalted said:

O you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِنْ كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

[Al-Baqarah 2:172]

And He the Exalted said:

[Allah said], "O messengers, eat from the good foods and work righteousness. Indeed, I, of what you do, am Knowing.

يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ

[Al-Mu'minun 23:51]

Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the man with disheveled hair and covered in dust, who travels a long distance, stretching his hands to the sky: O my Lord! O my Lord! Yet his food is forbidden, his clothing is forbidden, and he is nourished with the forbidden, so how will his supplication be answered? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it unlikely that the supplication of this man, who is nourished with the forbidden, would be answered. Eating the forbidden is not a trivial matter, so it is obligatory for the believer to look at what he eats and drinks and all his earnings, so that they are in the manner that pleases Allah and His Messenger. Yes.

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