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AL-KAFI #1508: HUKUM BEKERJA DI SYARIKAT PENGEPOSAN YANG MELIBATKAN PENGHANTARAN ARAK

Is it permissible to work at a postal or packing company that also handles and delivers alcohol, and is the worker among the ten groups cursed in the hadith?

Short answer

The prohibition of alcohol is definitive and extends to those involved with it, such as producers, transporters and sellers, based on the hadith cursing ten categories of people.

Federal TerritoriesOpinion (irsyad)

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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

The prohibition of alcohol is definitive and extends to those involved with it, such as producers, transporters and sellers, based on the hadith cursing ten categories of people. The majority of Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali scholars prohibit acts that lead to sin, while Hanafi scholars permit certain rental and wage arrangements because the sin is committed by the hirer. In its conclusion, directly carrying boxes containing alcohol is forbidden and must be left, and the questioner is advised to request a transfer to another section or look for other work.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Pengharaman arak merupakan perkara yang qati'e dan wajib mengambil berat di dalam kehidupan seharian.

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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1508: HUKUM BEKERJA DI SYARIKAT PENGEPOSAN YANG MELIBATKAN PENGHANTARAN ARAK”, 8 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3950-al-kafi-1508-hukum-bekerja-di-syarikat-pengeposan-yang-melibatkan-penghantaran-arak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-working-postal-company-delivering-alcohol/

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Evidence cited

Quran verses

  • Al-Ma'idah 5:2
  • Al-Ma'idah 5:90
  • At-Talaq 65:2
  • At-Talaq 65:3

Hadith

  • Bukhari 52

Books

  • Tafsir al-Qurtubi (al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Quran)