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Is it permissible for an engineer to design the structure of a church?

Published as Designing a structure for a church and selling grapes to someone who will use it to make wine

· 13 Rabiʻ II 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. Is it permissible for an engineer to design the structure (i.e. steel in beams, columns, etc.) of a building which the owners will use for producing alcohol?

2. Is it permissible for an engineer to design the structure of a church?

3. Is it permissible to sell grapes to someone who will use it for making wine?

Answer

1 & 2. He should decline accepting such a contract.

3. If he knows that the person wishes to make wine with the grapes, he should avoid selling the grapes to him.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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