What is the ruling on working in a company that sells forbidden foods?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to work in a company that sells forbidden foods?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to work in a company that sells forbidden things,[Al-Ma'idah 5:2]. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you, and if I do not directly engage in this work, but rather I handle the cash box and the accounting,
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is also serving them; this is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to work in a company that sells forbidden foods?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to work in a company that sells forbidden things,
but do not cooperate in sin and aggression
وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِThe questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you, and if I do not directly engage in this work, but rather I handle the cash box and the accounting,
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is also serving them; this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حُكم العمل في شركة تقوم ببيع الأغذية المحرَّمة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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