Fatwa #1632426 February 2008India
Working in an organisation which contributes to temples
Question
is it ok to work in the Accounts dept. of an organisation which contributes to temples or for festivals in temples or which utilises an occasion like a temple festival to promote themselves (by sponsorship etc..) . The persons in the accounts dept. may or may not get involved in these money transactions or any co-ordination regarding this
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
It is permissible to work in the accounts department to the organization in reference on condition one does not engage in anyway in the organization’s monetary contributions to the temple or the festivals of the temple.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai