What is the difference between the ruling on working for a company that sells prohibited goods, such as alcohol, and the ruling on working for a company that sells permissible goods but with prohibited contracts and conditions?
The principle governing work in companies that sell prohibited items, such as alcohol and pork, or impose corrupt conditions, is to examine the specific work performed by the individual. If the work is unlawful or involves aiding in what is unlawful, then it is impermissible, based on the Almighty's saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression." However, if it is not of that nature, then it is permissible, as the default rule is permissibility. Thus, if a company has a department dedicated to permissible matters and working within it does not involve aiding in what is unlawful, then working there is not prohibited. Similarly, for a company that stipulates unlawful conditions, it is not permissible to work on concluding contracts that include those conditions, whereas working in matters unrelated to that remains permissible in principle.
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