Is it permissible to work in an IT department of a company?

· 21 Rajab 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35512English
Finance and Commerce

Question

Please advise in the light of Quran and Sunnah if it is permissibe to work in an IT department of a company who provides financial solutions to banks and other finance companies

Company name is FIS and URL is www.sungard.com/company

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Kindly advise what exactly will your job be in the IT department. Will you be providing financial solutions or will it be purely IT related?

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And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim

Student Darul Iftaa
Limbe, Malawi

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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