A person works in a large supermarket and is not involved in accounting or selling pork. However, sometimes due to pressure, he is asked to handle accounting and may end up selling pork. Is this prohibited?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Al-Sistani (may God protect him):
There are several scenarios:
1. If the individual sells pork himself: it is prohibited.
2. If he instructs one of his employees to sell pork: it is also prohibited.
3. If the individual works in packaging pork: it is permissible.
4. If he works in cleaning the place where pork is sold: it is permissible.
5. If he offers pork even to someone who is allowed to eat it: there is a concern, and it is advisable to avoid it.
Source: Official website.
Ayatollah Al-Khamenei (may God protect him):
Regarding pork, it is strongly recommended to avoid earning from it, whether as a daily worker or as a partner in capital, whether selling prohibited food and alcoholic beverages alone or alongside permissible food, and whether the work is for profit or free of charge. There is no difference whether the employer or partner is Muslim or non-Muslim.
Source: Official website, Q9.
May you be successful in all good.