Is it permissible to work in an IT department of a company?
Question
Please advise in the light of Quran and Sunnah if it is permissibe to work in an IT department of a company who provides financial solutions to banks and other finance companies
Company name is FIS and URL is www.sungard.com/company
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Kindly advise what exactly will your job be in the IT department. Will you be providing financial solutions or will it be purely IT related?
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And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim
Student Darul Iftaa
Limbe, Malawi
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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- Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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