Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

I have asked same question (ref: 5178) to different muftis ad scholars in our country and according to all of them job in any department of bank and any type of work in bank is haram

· 30 Rabiʻ I 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 5417English

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According to them even job of peon and guard is haram. Please clarify or correct me with reasons.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

There are two aspects to working in a bank: a) Source and amount of income, b) Assisting in sin.

If the major source of income in a bank is Haraam, then it is not permissible to work there. If that is not the case, the income earned will be permissible. As regards assisting in sin, there has to be some limitation as every action leadingto a sin is directly or indirectly related to it. In principle, if one is not directly involved in an interest bearing transaction, it is permissible. That is, for example, working in the IT department of the bank. However, ideally a person should seek an alternative source of income.

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