Is it permissible for a governmental institution to stipulate in an employment contract that the employee not work for another party? And is that considered a violation of the Hadith "The contract is the law of the contracting parties"? And does it fall under the description of humiliation and exploitation? And is what I did by not informing the international company about the details of my circumstances considered deception and cheating? And is the salary earned from them permissible?
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It is permissible for an employee to work for another entity outside official working hours, so long as it does not affect his original work. He is not obligated to fulfill a condition that prevents this. Misleading the foreign company into believing you are an intern falls under the category of 'permissible pretexts' (Ma'areedh) that allow for lying. The saying "The contract is the law of the contracting parties" is correct, so long as it does not violate the Qur'an and Sunnah.
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