{"id":964,"date":"2016-02-26T04:38:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T04:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/?p=964"},"modified":"2017-11-09T03:56:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T07:56:48","slug":"964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/index.php\/964\/","title":{"rendered":"Is my Job as a Web Developer Permissible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> I am intending to work as a Web Developer for a company called &#8220;Jet2.com&#8221;. The company\u00a0 runs two websites through which people can book flights on their planes and holidays.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The two sites they develop and maintain are:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jet2holidays.com\">www.jet2holidays.com<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jet2.com\">www.jet2.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The job will involve coding as well as adding images of humans on their website although it does seem to be minimal.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Is it OK to accept such a job? Jazakallahu khair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>As-sal\u0101mu \u2018alaykum wa-rahmatull\u0101hi wa-barak\u0101tuh.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ruling of digital pictures and videos is a highly contested issue amongst prominent &#8216;Ulama. Many contend that digital pictures and videos are not the same as regular photographical pictures while others are of the opinion that they are in the same ruling as regular pictures, hence impermissible. However, if your job entails adding images of women on the website, then it would be totally prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You may pursue the job, but request your employer to excuse you from adding images of humans and animate objects to the website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>And Allah Ta\u2019\u0101la Knows Best<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mufti Arshad Ali<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Darul Iftaa, Jaamia Madinatul Uloom (Trinidad)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fatwa-tt.com\"><strong>www.fatwa-tt.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/<\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/fatwa-tt.com\/2015\/07\/25\/keeping-six-optional-fasts-in-shawwaal\/www.jaamia.net\"><strong>www.jaamia.net<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I am intending to work as a Web Developer for a company called &#8220;Jet2.com&#8221;. 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