Will the income be haram even if the job is halaal?
Published as If you get a job by lying. Will the income be haram even if the job is halaal? For e.g. people put false experience in resumes.
Question
If you get a job by lying. Will the income be haram even if the job is halaal? For e.g. people put false experience in resumes.
Answer
If the job is Shari’ah compliant, then the income of the job will be Halaal.
To speak a lie is a major sin and one should seek forgiveness for that.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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