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Working for a forex trading company

· 15 Rabiʻ I 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am doing an online job. My company is a forex trading company. I want to ask about the salary which I get from this company is halal or haraam for me? Kindly explain?

Answer

If the company's source of income is only through forex trading, it will be impermissible for you to work for such a company. For further details refer to http://muftionline.co.za/node/3338

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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