Purity: Ruling on Employment with Non-Muslims and Receiving Wages

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Ruling on Employment with Non-Muslims and Receiving Wages

English:

Question #323:

What is the rule pertaining to working for Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims, and taking wages from them?

Answer #323:

There is no objection to doing so by itself, provided the work is not among the ḥarām works or detrimental to the general interests of Islam and Muslims.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Non-Muslims