Title: I have recently completed agricultural engineering and i am getting an job as an engineer in rural bank owned by Government of India.Rural banks are the agencies through which money gets distributed for lifting the socio economic conditions of rural areas.They employ various professionals like vetenary doctrs, agriculture graduates etc etc...Is it permissible to do this job.

Question: Asalamu alaikum...I have recently completed agricultural engineering and i am getting an job as an engineer in rural bank owned by Government of India.Rural banks are the agencies through which money gets distributed for lifting the socio economic conditions of rural areas.They employ various professionals like vetenary doctrs, agriculture graduates etc etc...Is it permissible to do this job..

Answer ID: 27573Posted on: Aug 31, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1694/1221/L=1431)

It is lawful for a Muslim to do a job in a bank in which he has not to assist in taking and giving interest, recording interest and bearing witness to it. If you are getting a lawful job in the bank, it is permissible for you to do it.