LIST OF HARAM JOBS

How a list of halal jobs works

The list of haram jobs translates religious principles into clear occupational categories so individuals can evaluate careers, job offers, and business roles with confidence and consistency.

Why the list of haram works is helpful

The list helps people avoid unknowingly earning unlawful income by exposing hidden links between job roles and prohibited industries such as interest-based finance, gambling, intoxicants, or immoral media.

It also supports career planning by showing which sectors are entirely incompatible with Sharia and which roles require caution, enabling safer transitions toward halal employment.

Criteria for inclusion on the haram jobs list

A job is included if its primary purpose is to create, sell, distribute, advertise, finance, or manage activities forbidden by Islam, including riba (interest), maysir (gambling), intoxicants, pornography, fraud, or harm to people and society.

Jobs are also included when they provide essential technical, financial, marketing, or logistical support to those prohibited activities, even if the worker is not directly handling the haram product.

How to use this list

Compare any job offer against the sector, role, and reason columns to determine whether the income would be lawful; if the role sustains or promotes a forbidden activity, it should be avoided.

The list can also be used to screen employers, projects, freelance contracts, and digital platforms before accepting work.

How to differentiate between halal and haram jobs

A halal job produces lawful value through ethical trade or services, while a haram job produces or enables forbidden goods, unjust profit, or moral harm.

When in doubt, assess both the employer’s core business and your specific role; if either directly supports prohibited activities, the job is not Sharia-compliant.