Ruling on working in a programming company that has another section which designs websites for advertising alcohol
Question I work as a computer engineer in a programming company that belongs to Christians. The company has started designing websites for wine shops and factories. There is no programming work required, it is all about web designing so far. But it is very possible that they will require programming work. I have left the…
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Praise be to Allah.
If the programming work is limited to that which is
permissible, and has nothing to do with the haraam sites such as sites for
selling or manufacturing alcohol, then there is nothing wrong with staying
in this job. It comes under the heading of payment for permissible work done
for one who is committing a haraam action, like working for one who deals in
riba or drinks alcohol and so on. It is well known that the basic principle
is that this interaction is permissible, so long as it is not helping in
doing the haraam action. Some of the companions of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) worked for the Jews, even though it was
well known that they dealt in riba and consumed haraam wealth.
But it is makrooh to deal with those whose wealth is mixed,
and you have done well to leave this company. We ask Allaah to compensate
you with something better.
If the work in programming and the work in designing websites
for advertising alcohol or other haraam things is mixed, then it becomes
obligatory for you to leave this job, because it is not permissible to deal
directly with haraam things or help with them.
See question no. 31781.
And Allaah knows best.
