Can you transport alcohol and haram food as part of your job?

Q:  I would like to ask if you can work as a lorry driver who distributes all types of food to supermarket like Tesco ASDA including pork meat and alcohol drinks. So my Question is in islam can you work like that driver who distributes  these food including the alcohol and pork meet although compared with the halal food they are only a little.

الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب

A: According to the majority of classical scholars this type of employment is not permissible. However, according to Imam Abu Hanifa, there is no sin in the transportation itself. Therefore it is permitted. This opinion is particularly appropriate for Muslims living in the west who cannot generally control their working environment and are thus faced with situations that question their adherence to their faith.

ففى رد المحتار: قوله: (وحمل خمر ذمى) قال الزيلعى: وهذا عنده وقالا: هو مكروه ” لأنه عليه الصلاة والسلام {لعن فى الخمر عشرة وعد منها حاملها} “. وله أن الإجارة على الحمل وهو ليس بمعصية ، ولا سبب لها وإنما تحصل المعصية بفعل فاعل مختار. وليس الشرب من ضرورات الحمل لأن حملها قد يكون للإراقة أو للتخليل ، فصار كما إذا استأجره لعصر العنب أو قطعه. والحديث محمول على الحمل المقرون بقصد المعصية. اهـ. زاد فى النهاية وهذا قياس وقولهما استحسان. ثم قال الزيلعى: وعلى هذا الخلاف لو آجره دابة لينقل عليها الخمر أو آجره نفسه ليرعى له الخنازير يطيب له الأجر عنده وعندهما يكره . (كتاب الحظر والإباحة ، فصل فى البيع ، 6/392-391)

See also: https://alqalam.org.uk/fatawa/if-a-muslim-is-working-as-a-cab-driver-can-they-charge-a-customer-who-wants-to-go-to-a-pub-or-nightclub/

https://alqalam.org.uk/fatawa/can-i-work-in-a-supermarket-if-i-process-haram-items-such-as-alcohol-at-the-till/

 

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