Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I work for a grocery store as a cashier and it sells condoms which i scan, and today this women bout condoms i asked if she was married or not, she said not and tht “she needed the condoms” my iman said this is wrong for me to scan it.. she bought them am i getting sin for scanning it, cuz i think she is using them for illegal zina (fornication) and i scan pork too. Is this persmissible Whenever i scan the condoms.. i feel so bad, i can’t even work i told my parents i wnat to quit but they still want me to work there i will do whatever is best for my deen though and to please Allah only
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
It is permissible for you to sell condoms and other contraceptives, even if those buying may not be married. In a Muslim society, it would be the responsibility of the government to regulate such matters in ways that promote the general good. In non-Muslim countries, one should encourage, if one can, that such matters be dealt with in positive ways that would promote the general good.
The Underlying Fiqh
The general principle is that if the service or product you are providing has a permissible primary use, then it is permissible for you to offer it–and you are not sinful if the buyer chooses to use it in impermissible ways. (Abu’l Haajj, Khulasat al-Kalam fi’l I`ana’l Haram; Atasi, Sharh al-Majalla; Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar; Fatawa Hindiyya; Ibn al-Humam, Fath al-Qadir)
However, when one has reason to think that what one is providing may be used in impermissible ways, it would be praiseworthy to avoid providing it–without this being obligatory, and with due consideration of circumstances and consequences.
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Jazakum Allah khayr. And Allah alone gives success.
Faraz Rabbani