Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Salary from a company with a 25% income of interest?

· 12 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 34019English

Question

Is working as a Payroll officer , managining salaries of staff in a government org (under ministry of commerce n finance) Which makes it 20 to 25% profit frm interest and rest 75% profit from non.interest trade.

So what will be the ruling on job of payroll officer who has no direct dealing with Riba. Is this job halal?

Note: its a sovereign wealth fund organization to manage coutry's surplus amount through oil gas etc

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to work as a payroll officer for such an organization.[1][2][3][4][5]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Imran Cyclewala

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia.

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] غالب مال المهدي إن حلالا لا بأس بقبول هديته وأكل ماله ما لم يتعين أنه من حرام

الفتاوى البزازية (478/2) دار الكتب العلمية

[2] أهدى إلى رجل شيئا أو أضافه إن كان غالب ماله من الحلال فلا بأس إلا أن يعلم بأنه حرام، فإن كان الغالب هو الحرام ينبغي أن لا يقبل الهدية، ولا يأكل الطعام إلا أن يخبره بأنه حلال ورثته أو استقرضته من رجل، كذا في الينابيع الفتاوى الهندية (342/5)

[3]

وإن كان غالب مال المهدي من الحلال لا بأس بأن يقبل الهدية ويأكل ما لم يتبين عنده أنه حرام لأن أموال الناس لا تخلوا عن قليل حرام فيعتبر الغالب فتاوى قاضي خان (244/3)

[4] Fatawa Mahmudiyyah Pg. 119 Vol 17 Idaratul Faruk

[5] Fatawa Bayyinaat Pg. 73 Vol 4

Answered by
Imran Cyclewala
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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