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?O Abu Dharr, gance in his heart will never smell the scent of Heaven unless he repents beforehand.' Abu Dharr asked, ?O Messenger of Allah, I am fond of beauty so much so that I wished that the handle of my cane and the lace of my sandal be beautiful. So, should I be afraid of this?' He said, 'How do you see your heart?' Abu Dharr said, 'I see it knowing the truth, and certain of it.' He (SAWA) said, 'That is not arrogance. Rather, arrogance is that you leave the truth and exceed beyond it. You look at people and you do not see their honour as being like your honour or their blood like yours.'

Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa [sawa]

Ibid. v. 77, p. 90, no. 3

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Question : #443

Category: Social Interaction

Subject:	wokring in western society
Question:	Is it permissible to work in a restaurant that serves pork and alcoholic beverages?
Answer:	Serving alcoholic beverages to others is prohibited even if the one to whom they are served considers them lawful. The permissibility of serving pork to someone who considers it lawful is not unlikely although selling it is without a doubt disallowed. And a Muslim hiring himself out for a forbidden task is rendered invalid and the taking of wages for this is prohibited. There is no objection to taking possession (of money) in return for work done as a means of rescuing it from someone whose wealth is not honored.

Follow Up Question:	Does this ruling also apply to washing dishes and similar things there?
Follow Up Response Question:	It is the same for washing dishes if they serve the purpose of drinking alcoholic beverages in them or serving them (the dishes) to the drinker.

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