Assalamoalaikum wa rehmatullah respected mufti's hazraat.

I wanted some advice regarding halal income. Sir, I reside in England (U.K.) I am a full-time university student and I work part-time and so do my siblings. Sir, my siblings work at ASDA a supermarket chain which sells all sorts of merchandise ranging from clothes to alcohol etc.

Sir, my brother is bait {took allegiance} in a Sufi silsala {naqshabandi} and his friend also a Sufi holds a Friday night mehfil at our house and he said to my brother that, your income is not halal because you work at a organisation {asda} which sells sharab {alcohol}.

My brother?s job role is this, he works as a delivery driver for asda he stocks crates full of a customer order and delivers it at the required destination.

Sir the problem is this, as students we can?t find office type jobs in this country as one is then asked to do job during the weekday whilst we go to university during the weekdays and work at weekends???? so it?s really difficult.

Although I?m not saying that, what our brother in Islam told us was wrong, what I mean is sir it?s majbori for us as we have to somehow earn a living, pay bills etc. Allah knows our niyat {intention} sir even we don?t like touching alcohol but as I said, we are compelled due to our conditions {halaat} at home.

I just wanted your advice on this matter because what my brother?s friend said to us has put us in two minds. Whenever you find time then please reply to my query ASAP.

Jazakallah kheir

Regards,