{"_id":"668da0440b76658b4c2332ae","title":"Can Muslims take jobs with weapons manufacturers or defense contractors?","question":"I have a friend who wants to take a job with a weapons/defense contractor. This company develops weapons and technologies that the military uses abroad in their wars, including in Muslim countries. I was telling him that this would likely be haram, but he argued that since he works in IT and would be in a cybersecurity role, that he wouldn’t be causing any harm to Muslims or participating in unethical wars. I feel that this is still too connected, but I was wondering: What your thoughts were on the permissibility of a cybersecurity role for a weapons contractor?","answer":"I would strongly advise against taking the job but because the job is not directly involved with weapons manufacturing, I would not be able to say it’s haram.Insha’Allah you can convince your friend not to take the job.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff00b76658b4c2329a9","tag":"Contemporary Life: Jobs and Career","count":120},{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c23277c","tag":"Contemporary Life: Politics","count":35}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:36.931Z"}