Is It Permissible to Work in Taxation for a Non-Muslim Government?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
A student received an offer from a non-Muslim government’s tax authorities to fund their studies and provide a salary, with the condition of working for them afterward.
Is it permissible to work in taxation under these terms?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
It is permissible to accept the offer from the tax authorities to fund your studies and provide a salary, even with the condition of working for them. The hadiths that prohibit taxation refer specifically to unfair and unnecessary taxes. [‘Usmani, Fiqh al-Buyu‘]
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Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
