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Is working in a bank permissible?

57 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 3 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, AskImam, Ibn Masood). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

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“A1) It is a known fact that majority of the bank’s income is from interest. Hence, if it is known with certainty that majority of their income is from a Haraam source (i.e. from the salaries earned from working in the bank), then it will not be permissible to eat at their homes.”

Ibn Masood — Eating From Homes Of Bank Employees · 15 Apr 2026

“It is incorrect to state that working in a bank is categorically Haram. In principle, there are two aspects which are considered before determining the Shari’ah Compliancy of a job profile.”

AskImam — Working in a bank and as a project manager · 14 Dec 2022

“If you are working in the bank and are involved in the haraam activities of the bank e.g. providing interest-bearing loans, etc. then your earnings are haraam. You should sincerely repent to Allah Ta'ala and look for a halaal source of income.”

Mufti Online — Working in a bank · 4 Jun 2013

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

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  1. Eating From Homes Of Bank Employees Ibn Masood · 15 Apr 2026
  2. Incentives offered by car dealers to bank employees for referring bank auto loan customers Mufti Online · 10 Jun 2024
  3. Working in a bank and as a project manager AskImam · 14 Dec 2022
  4. Woman working in a bank Mufti Online · 5 Mar 2019
  5. Working for a bank - Is my job Halaal? AskImam · 13 Mar 2020
  6. Working for a bank as a consultant Mufti Online · 5 Dec 2018
  7. Working in a bank as a tax advisor/consultant AskImam · 15 Sep 2019
  8. Working for a bank Mufti Online · 26 Apr 2017
  9. Bank job which conducts with interest AskImam · 15 Oct 2018
  10. Working for a bank Mufti Online · 18 Apr 2017
  11. Pharmacist working for Bank AskImam · 5 Feb 2016
  12. Working for banks Mufti Online · 9 Aug 2016
  13. How come its permissible working in a bank as an inbound call centre agent when the source of income of the bank is from interest? AskImam · 9 May 2015
  14. Working for a bank Mufti Online · 3 Nov 2013
  15. Working in a bank Mufti Online · 4 Jun 2013

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