Q:
I prepare marble for the Muslim owner of a workshop, but he always gets contracts from churches. Among the things I work on are altars, crucifixes,
and other things that conform to their creed. (Part No. 14; Page No. 480) I am old now and am not able to learn a new profession or work with another workshop owner. I also cannot stop working, as I have no capital savings and I have a big family. Please give me a Fatwa (legal opinion issued by a qualified Muslim scholar) and may Allah benefit you!
A:
It is not permissible for you to do this work, as it is cooperating in sin and transgression, which Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) forbade saying (what means):
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwâ (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression.
If you exert efforts in searching for a Halal (lawful) way to make a living, Allah will make it easy for you. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says:
And whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).
And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.
He (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says:
...and whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
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