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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-170 : PERSOALAN BERKENAAN UBER DAN UBEREATS
Is the income of an Uber driver who takes passengers to places of vice, and the income of Malaysian students abroad who work with UberEATS, lawful in Islam?
Short answer
Uber is classed as a contract of ijarah and UberEATS as wakalah bi al-ujrah, and both are permissible when the conditions of Islamic law are met.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Uber is classed as a contract of ijarah and UberEATS as wakalah bi al-ujrah, and both are permissible when the conditions of Islamic law are met. An Uber driver's income is valid as long as there is no strong suspicion that the passenger is going to the destination to commit sin, since the destination is only known after the driver arrives at the pickup point and the passenger bears his own sin. For UberEATS, the driver must check the food or drink ordered, and if it is forbidden, delivering it is also forbidden.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum asal bagi jual beli yang membawa kepada maksiat dan kemungkaran adalah haram sekiranya diketahui dan ada sangkaan yang kuat akan tujuannya yang cenderung kepada perkara yang haram atau memang 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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-170 : PERSOALAN BERKENAAN UBER DAN UBEREATS”, 7 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2510-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-170. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-uber-and-ubereats-driver-income/