Question:
Assalam aalikum,
My nephew works in Qatar airways as a cabin crew. Serving alcohol on routes where alcohol is allowed is included in his job profile. So now,
1. Will his income generated will be treated as haram?
2. I want to do partnership with him for a business, his share of capital is the income generated from his salary from Qatar airways as a cabin crew in which his job profile include serving alcohol.
Can I do business with him , as I know if one halala of haram is included in any business it makes the whole business haram. So, is his income haram or not.
And guide me with respect of doing business with him.
Jazakalla u khair
Answer:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Waalaikumussalam.
1) Serving alcohol is haram. There is stern warning given by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) regarding one who serves wine:
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: " لُعِنَتِ الْخَمْرُ عَلَى عَشَرَةِ أَوْجُهٍ بِعَيْنِهَا وَعَاصِرِهَا وَمُعْتَصِرِهَا وَبَائِعِهَا وَمُبْتَاعِهَا وَحَامِلِهَا وَالْمَحْمُولَةِ إِلَيْهِ وَآكِلِ ثَمَنِهَا وَشَارِبِهَا وَسَاقِيهَا " (سنن ابن ماجه)
It is narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Wine is cursed from ten angles: The wine itself, the one who squeezes (the grapes), the one for whom it is squeezed, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who consumes its price, the one who drinks it and the one who pours it.” (Ibn Majah)
It is not permissible to accept a job that comprises of both halal and haram work. Since your nephew’s job comprises of both halal and haram work, the ruling is that his employment will be classified as ijaarah faasidah (corrupt employment). As a result, he will be entitled to receive ajr mithl only for permissible work (such as serving halal food), not impermissible work (such as serving alcohol). Ajr mithl is the amount that is normally paid to a person for doing such work. Any amount more than this will be haram. He must give the haram portion back to his employer. If that is not possible, then he should give it to the poor and needy without the intention of rewards.
2) It will be permissible to enter into a business partnership with him provided that he contributes capital only from the halal portion of his income, not the haram portion.
Alternatively, you could ask your nephew to take a loan and place that money in the capital of the business. From this, all income generated from this business partnership will be halal.
Being his uncle, you should advise your nephew to give up his current job and to look for another job.
في الهداية: "قال: "وإذا باع المسلم خمرا وأخذ ثمنها وعليه دين فإنه يكره لصاحب الدين أن يأخذ منه، وإن كان البائع نصرانيا فلا بأس به" والفرق أن البيع في الوجه الأول قد بطل؛ لأن الخمرليس بمال متقوم في حق المسلم فبقي الثمن على ملك المشتري فلا يحل أخذه من البائع" (الهداية: 4/ 118 ط بشرى)
قال المفتي تقي العثماني: "أما الوظائف المركبة من الخدمات المباحة والخدمات المحظورة فلا يجوز قبولها لاشتمالها على عمل محرم ولكن إن قبل أحد مثل هذه الوظيفة فما حكم الراتب الذي أخذه عليها؟ لم أجد فيها نقلا في كلام الفقهاء، إلا ما ذكره ابن قدامة ... والحاصل... أما إذا لم تعرف أجرة الخدمة المباحة على حدتها، فالإجارة فاسدة، و لكن الأجير يستحق أجر المثل في الإجارات الفاسدة، كما صرح به ابن قدامة ر حمه الله تعالى بذللك في إجارات فاسدة أخرى. و على هذا، فإن ما يقابل أجر المثل للخدمة المباحة في راتبه ينبغي أن يكون حلالا. فصار راتبه مخلوطا من الحلال و الحرام في هذه الصورة أيضا, فينبغي أن يجوز معه التعامل بقدر الحلال". (فقه البيوع: 2/ 1022 ط معارف القرآن)
)Fatawa Darul Uloom Zakariyah: 5/662)
(Fiqhi Maqaalat: 1/252-255)
(Imdaadul Fatawa: 3/518)
And Allah Ta'ala knows best.
Sh. Motaz Siddiqui
Student, Darul Ifta Australia
20/08/2022
Checked and approved by:
Mufti Faizal Riza
Darul Ifta Australia
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