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Is income earned through false certificate Halāl? Question Detail:
A friend of mine has procured false graduation marksheet for taking up a job. Now this friend is earning very good income and is actually an important member of his company. Because of his knowledge and expertise he has profited the company and so the company is not ready to leave him. However he has not told the company till now about his false degree. In such circumstance is his earning Halal. there is no harm to anybody due to fake degree and this person is extremely hardworking and prominent in the organisation.
Answer :
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The individual in reference has committed a sin in deceiving his company through obtaining a false degree. This type of behavior is against the teachings of Islām. Islām advocates honesty and truthfulness. There are severe warnings mentioned in books of Hadīth regarding deceitful behavior. Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam has said:
مَنْ غَشَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي (صحيح مسلم، بَابُ قوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا»)
The one who deceives is not from me. (Sahīh Muslim)
Hence he should make sincere Tawbah (repent) and resolve never to deceive in future.
Nevertheless, the permissibility of one’s income is based upon the work itself. If the employee carried out the job properly, then the income is Halāl. Hence the income of the individual in reference is Halāl.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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