Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

I work for building TOOLS for other software professionals who work in Banks. Is my job Halaal?

· 4 Safar 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 16222English

Question

I am a software Professional. I work for building TOOLS for other software professionals who work in Banks. Ultimately the Project is from a Bank and i dont know whether it is correct to work. I am worried as whether my source of Income is Haram. Could you please guide as what the Shariah says.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Considering the fact that your work consists of only preparing tools for other software professionals employed by various banks and that it has no direct relation or connection to the impermissible Riba-based transactions carried out by the company, it will be permissible for you to continue your employment. The income will not be considered Haram. (Kifaya al-Mufti, vol. 7 pg. 342 / Fatawa Mahmoodiya, vol. 17, pg. 110, Jamia Farooqiya)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وعلى هذا يخرج الاستئجار على المعاصي أنه لا يصح لأنه استئجار على منفعة غير مقدورة الاستيفاء شرعا كاستئجار الإنسان للعب واللهو ، وكاستئجار المغنية ، والنائحة للغناء ، والنوح بخلاف الاستئجار لكتابة الغناء والنوح أنه جائز ؛ لأن الممنوع عنه نفس الغناء (بدائع الصنائع )

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Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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