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Is it permissible to work for IBM in the UK on a project for the Ministry of Defence?

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salaam mualaikum.

i have one question that has been kind of bothering me! i am currently working for IBM in the UK, and am working on a client of thiers who are the MoD (ministry of Defence). i am not directly wrking for MoD, but our company (ibm) deal with the ‘whereabout’ of their aircraft using computers and databases, again having no direct links, just computer based projects on where these aircrafts are , are they on hold, need fixiing etc! i normally just deal on the helpdesk where i attend to any problems the ‘ normal computer users’ may have. like a tech support and i do not directly work with the army people!

all i wanted to know was if this would be a halaal job for me to work in and earn from?.

thank you for your help

make dua inshallah for us all
(****please can you mail me back with the answer jazakallah)

wasalaam


Answer

Bismillah

Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah’s guidance)

As described above, the work in it self is permissible and the earnings from it is also permissible, as you are not directly linked to the sin. However, as a precaution it is best to avoid working for the company.

And Only Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

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Moulana Qamruz Zaman
London, UK

This answer was collected from MuftiSays.com, based in London (UK). It is one of the fruits of Darul Uloom London. Many ‘ulama are involved in answering the Q&A on the site, including: Shaikul Hadeeth Mufti Umar Farooq Sahib, Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib, Mufti Abdullah Patel Sahib, Maulana Qamruz Zaman Sahib, Mufti Abu Bakr Karolia Sahib.

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