FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL-KAFI #1874: STATUS PENDAPATAN YANG DIPEROLEH DARIPADA PEKERJAAN YANG BERCAMPUR ANTARA PERKARA HALAL DAN HARAM
What is the status of income earned from working at a restaurant that serves both halal and haram food, and what should be done?
Short answer
Receiving a salary from work that mixes halal and haram is considered makruh, because the haram portion is hard to determine precisely.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Receiving a salary from work that mixes halal and haram is considered makruh, because the haram portion is hard to determine precisely. The worker must try to identify the haram portion and purify it by spending it on the general benefit of Muslims or giving it to the baitulmal. If the proportion cannot be determined, half of the income may be purified. The worker is advised to seek other work that is entirely halal.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum pekerja menerima gaji hasil pekerjaan yang bercampur halal dan haram adalah makruh kerana berlaku kesukaran dalam menentukan secara pasti bahagian yang haram.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1874: STATUS PENDAPATAN YANG DIPEROLEH DARIPADA PEKERJAAN YANG BERCAMPUR ANTARA PERKARA HALAL DAN HARAM”, 1 June 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5273-al-kafi-1784-status-pendapatan-yang-diperoleh-daripada-pekerjaan-yang-bercampur-antara-perkara-halal-dan-haram. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/income-from-mixed-halal-haram-work/