False certificate in job interview.
Question
My question is is it halal to earn or get a job with showing fake experience certificate.(if you have a good knowledge of that work and you pass in interview).?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is a major sin to fake a certificate to qualify for a job. [1] Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said,
Translation: Whoever deceives, he is not from amongst us. [Tirmidhi 1315]
If one offers a valid service and gets paid for that service, the income will be halal.[2] However, if one acquires this service through a fake certificate, he will be sinful for deceit and lies.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Fahad Abdul Wahab
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A
Checked and Approved by, Mufti Ebrahim Desai
www.Daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
مَنْ غَشَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا
[1] 477 فاروفية فتاوى محمودية ج18 ص
احسن الفتاوى ج8 ص198 ايج ايم سعيد
[2] زمزم كتاب الفتاوى ج5 ص395-397
فتاوى حقانية ج6 ص247 جامعة دار العلوم حقانية
- Answered by
- Fahad Abdul Wahab
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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