Does Using AI Unethically Affect the Halal Status of Job Income?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Does using AI for initial ideas in a prohibited manner affect the permissibility of income earned from a degree-based job?
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.
No, using AI for ideas in a prohibited manner will not affect the permissibility of earned income.
Dishonesty is a major sin that a Muslim should avoid. However, one’s income is permissible if one possesses the necessary job skills and credentials to meet the job requirements.
Believers Have Many Temperaments, Except Lying and Dishonesty
Abdur Rahman ibn Yazid (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) said, “The believer may have all kinds of natural dispositions flowing throughout himself, except for treachery and dishonesty.” [Ibn Abi Shayba, al-Iman]
Scholars and Muftis say that if someone has already obtained a job by using a degree based on cheating, they can continue to work in that job, and the income they earn would be considered halal as long as they have the required skills and credentials for that job.
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I pray this helps with your question.
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.
