Can I Take on a Job Where I Give Ratings to Films Without Watching Them?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Can I take on a job where I give ratings to films without watching them?
Answer
It will be impermissible to take on this part-time job as you are lying and earning money. Also, you will be directly assisting and encouraging others in sin in this way. Search for another job and role. Allah Most High will give you better by sacrificing something for His sake, in sha Allah. See the links below.
This returns to the discussion relating to assisting in sin. In the Hanafi school, the degrees of assisting another in sin are:
a. direct assistance in sin
b. indirect assistance in sin
c. possible cause for a sin.
It is impermissible (haram) to do something that directly assists in sin, slightly disliked (makruh tanzihan) to do that which indirectly assists in sin, and better to avoid something that may be a possible cause for sin. [Nahlawi, Durar al-Mubaha]
Allah Will Replace it With Better.
If you reject this role and look for alternative jobs, Allah Most High will give you better, bless your life, and give you abundant blessings in your sustenance.
Abu Qatada (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Verily, “You will never leave something for the sake of Allah, but Allah will give you something better in return.” [Ahmad]
I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. You will receive guidance and direction in sha Allah.
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- assistance in sin Archives – SeekersGuidance
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- Istikhara: The Prayer of Seeking Guidance – SeekersGuidance
- The Path of Muhammad: Birgivi’s Manual of Taqwa Explained – YouTube
- The Book Of Wisdoms [Kitab al-Hikam with Ikmal al-Shiyam] – White Thread Press
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I pray this helps answer your question.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
