Things to Watch Out For
- Working in industries involving riba, gambling, pornography, or digital fraud
- Your role directly promotes or supports haram products or services
- Normalizing high income even when the source is impure
A. Income Sources
Guide 01: Ensuring Your Work is Halal
Your source of income is the root of financial blessing. If the root is compromised, everything that grows from it will be affected.
Execution Checklist
- Audit your company’s business lines and your daily responsibilities
- Assess the risk level: clearly halal, syubhat (doubtful), or clearly haram
- If syubhat or haram, create a gradual transition plan to a new job
- While transitioning, maintain discipline and seek repentance for any impure income
Andi worked at an illegal lending platform. He mapped out halal sector opportunities, saved for the transition, and successfully moved to a Sharia-compliant technology company.
- QS Al-Maidah:2 – Prohibition of assisting one another in sin and transgression
- Fiqh maxim: All muamalah (transactions) are permissible unless there is clear evidence of prohibition