please tell me if it is halal to have a job
where the non-muslim customers often come in and ask me to copy and manipulate images for
them (i.e pictures of people and animals sometimes)? i am working this job assuming it to
be halal until you tell me otherwise (or anyone tells me with daleel). and if you tell me
to quit, would i be able to keep the job until i could find a replacement?
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Earnings of one who makes images
Question: 3243
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
In Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Iftaa, it says the following:
“Making images of animate beings is haraam and earnings from doing this are haraam.”
When Allaah forbids a thing, He also forbids its price. Making images of animate beings is forbidden, as it was reported in the saheeh evidence. Therefore earnings from doing this are unclean and it is not permissible to consume them. An exception is made in the case of images that are necessary, such as photos for ID documents and photos used to track down criminals and so on. It is permissible to make these images and receive payment for doing so. The one who is asking this question could work only with pictures of things that are not animate, or he can try to look for another job. Whoever gives up a thing for the sake of Allaah, Allaah will compensate him with something better.
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Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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