Question
According to Mufti Ebrahim Desai, it is permissible to work in a store selling pork and other haraam stuff. His fatwa does appear 'weird' as you say. On what basis can it be permissible to earn a living working with pork and haraam products?
Answer
It is one of this mufti's zig-zag fatwas based on Fiqhi technicalities which should never be cited for practical application. It is haraam to work in a store where one has to handle pork and alcohol. Any Muslim can understand this. One does not need to be an Aalim to understand this simple issue. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "Seek a fatwa from your heart."
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 25 No 11
- PDF page
- 4
Appears under DHUHA SALAAT (approximate).