Am I Responsible if Employees Use a Food Allowance to Buy Haram Food?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

Is it permissible to give employees a fixed food allowance for business trips if some may use it to purchase haram food? Am I responsible for their choices?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

It is permissible to give employees a fixed food allowance despite the possibility that they will use the money to purchase impermissible food.

You are not accountable for their selection of food, nor are you encouraging the purchase of impermissible food.

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.