Dealing in Banned Items

Q: If I am working for a person who deals in imported cigarettes whereas the government has put a ban on certain brands from certain countries, would my earning be Haraam?

A: It would not be Haraam. The ban is from the government and not from Shari’ah.

Moulana Yusuf Laher

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