Working in a company where people worship idols

· 20 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish
Business and DealingsIjaarahPermissible and Impermissible employment

Question

If a person works in a company that celebrates a Hindu festival where people worship a statue and the person does not worship that statue but works in that environment. Is that persons income haram?

Answer

In principle it is permissible, but it is safer to keep a distance from these types of places.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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