What is the ruling on working in a restaurant that sells imported meat - mortadella - ?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: The Shaykh Abu 'Abd al-Rahman's house.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Can we speak with our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: Shaykh, we want to ask you this question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: I work in a restaurant.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And I sell imported meat.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Mortadella.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: But I am not the employer, I am an employee.
The Shaykh: You are the employer.
The questioner: I am a hired worker.
The Shaykh: You are the employer.
The questioner: No, Shaykh, I am a hired worker.
The Shaykh: Shaykh, you are the employer because you are the one who is selling.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: What is obligatory for me regarding this situation?
The Shaykh: It is obligatory that you do not do this job, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2], so your employer's purchase of the forbidden.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And his ordering you to sell this forbidden item.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So you are assisting in the forbidden and cooperating with your employer in the forbidden, so it is not permissible, there is no difference between you and your employer, and therefore if you are working in this place.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And selling imported meat.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is as if you were selling intoxicants.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh: So what is your opinion if you are not the owner of the shop, but the owner of the shop is a seller of intoxicants.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh: And you are a worker for him, selling intoxicants, is that not a problem?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: How, yes.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh: This is the answer, there is no difference between your selling the forbidden meat.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh: And your selling intoxicants.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: The Shaykh Abu 'Abd al-Rahman's house.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Can we speak with our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: Shaykh, we want to ask you this question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: I work in a restaurant.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And I sell imported meat.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Mortadella.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: But I am not the employer, I am an employee.
The Shaykh: You are the employer.
The questioner: I am a hired worker.
The Shaykh: You are the employer.
The questioner: No, Shaykh, I am a hired worker.
The Shaykh: Shaykh, you are the employer because you are the one who is selling.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: What is obligatory for me regarding this situation?
The Shaykh: It is obligatory that you do not do this job, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh:
And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And his ordering you to sell this forbidden item.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So you are assisting in the forbidden and cooperating with your employer in the forbidden, so it is not permissible, there is no difference between you and your employer, and therefore if you are working in this place.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And selling imported meat.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is as if you were selling intoxicants.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh: So what is your opinion if you are not the owner of the shop, but the owner of the shop is a seller of intoxicants.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh: And you are a worker for him, selling intoxicants, is that not a problem?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: How, yes.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh: This is the answer, there is no difference between your selling the forbidden meat.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh: And your selling intoxicants.
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