{"_id":"68275b204710f43a832de979","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it permissible to work as a graphic designer for a cannabis company?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I am in need of some advice InshaAllah. Since graduating college over two years ago, I haven’t been able to find a job for whatever reason. I have a non-Muslim friend who works in the cannabis industry where her company sells THC gummies, vapes, and things of this nature. She reached out to me offering a potential opportunity to be their graphic designer. \\n\\nWould it be haram to work for this company? I am desperate for an actual stable job, and this could be it, but I am at a crossroads on if I should move forward with it or not. I’ve asked around and people are telling me I shouldn’t, but I wanted to ask one last time if you had any advice to help me make this decision?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"May Allah bless you for your sincerity and carefulness in wanting to earn in a way that pleases Him, even while you're facing difficulty.\\n\\nTo answer your question directly: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"it would not be permissible to work for a company that sells intoxicants like THC products. \"},{\"insert\":\"Cannabis products that cause intoxication (i.e., THC-containing products) fall under the category of khamr (intoxicants) in Islamic law, and the Prophet ﷺ said: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"Indeed, Allah has cursed khamr (wine/intoxicants), the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who produces it, the one for whom it is produced, the one who carries it, and the one to whom it is carried.\\\"  \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nWorking as a graphic designer for their products would be assisting in the sale and promotion of something forbidden, and assisting in sin is not permissible.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“And do not assist each other in sin and aggression. But assist each other in righteousness and piety.\\\" [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/en/5/2\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Quran 5:2\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"] \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nEven if you are not selling the product yourself, designing their ads, logos, or packaging would fall under helping the company promote what is harām.\\n\\nI know you mentioned that you're desperate for a stable job— and Allah knows your struggle. But remember:  \\nProvision is based on Allah’s Decree, and choosing a path of obedience over a path of disobedience is itself a reason for Allah to bless you and open better doors for you.  \"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Sometimes what seems like a great opportunity on the surface may be a test from Allah — a test to trust that what is with Him is better.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nThe Prophet ﷺ said \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"You will never leave something for the sake of Allah except that Allah will replace it with something better for you.\\\"  \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nHere's a short but powerful prayer for sustenance:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"اللّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Allāhumma ikfinī bi-ḥalālika ʿan ḥarāmika, wa aghninī bifaḍlika ʿamman siwāk.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful instead of what You have made unlawful, and enrich me by Your bounty above needing anyone besides You.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nMay Allah provide for you from His endless bounty, grant you ease after hardship, and bless you with a job full of goodness and barakah.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"68a517faa4b97312c1c85000","tag":"Finance: Income & Employment","count":26}],"createdOn":"2025-05-16T15:34:56.381Z"}