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Question: Answered: working for charities
Assalamu alaikum Dear respected Ulema,

I would like to know if it is permissable to work for charities such as Oxfam or Shelter (helping homeless)?

The job which I am interested in involves found raising, this is done in public by signing up people to give donations through direct debit.

JazakAllah Khair.
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 02 ()
Date: 11/01/2005 20:50pm

Wa Alaikum Salam,

It is permissible to work for charitable organisation if the donation is attained through halal means and the proceeds are not distributed in a harmful (to Muslims) or Haram manner. Conversely, it will be impermissible to raise funds for organisations that propagate non-Islamic values or cause harm to the Muslim community in anyway such as Christian missionaries.

And Allah knows best


Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib
London, UK

 
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