Working in companies that have some Haram activities : work in a nursing home for the handicaps

Fatawa Question

Respected scholar, As-Salamu `Alaykum It is very difficult for Muslims to live in the Western world, especially when it comes to work .the variety of work that require no prior education (and that most Muslims are forced to apply for at some point due to their lack of education or lack of knowledge of the language of the county they’ve moved to, or just as a transitional stage) always contain some kind of Shubha. For example, in my case I need a summer job to support my needs (i.e. apart from food and shelter). The only jobs I have found are all related to working as a nurse assistant in old peoples home and institutions for physically handicapped people. Of course I prefer to work with people of my own gender (female) but it is not up to me to choose. I’m forced to work with both males and females. What I want to know is if its Haram to do so as it is not my choice and the males are very old or physically handicapped which means that there will be no shahwa plus there is no kholwa as it is an institute. Also one has to present these patients with food (as they can’t get it for themselves) which sometimes may contain pork. Please we need a fatwa that takes into consideration that we live in a place other than Saudi Arabia and that there are certain things which we can’t control. Is it not better for a Muslim to work in such a place, or in a grocery store that deals with Haram meat than to take money from the social services ? Muslims are already stapled as takers, and it gives us a very bad name. Jazakum Allahu Khairan

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Publication Date

2008-06-23

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies

No. of Pages

1

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-732134

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