Working in an organisation which contributes to temples

· 19 Safar 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 16324English
Finance and Commerce

Question

is it ok to work in the Accounts dept. of an organisation which contributes to temples or for festivals in temples or which utilises an occasion like a temple festival to promote themselves (by sponsorship etc..) . The persons in the accounts dept. may or may not get involved in these money transactions or any co-ordination regarding this

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

It is permissible to work in the accounts department to the organization in reference on condition one does not engage in anyway in the organization’s monetary contributions to the temple or the festivals of the temple.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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