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Working for the UN in a non-Muslim country

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I want to ask about the religious approval of working in a European country at the (refugee camps) as an International Volunteer from the UN, doing translations and helping refugees with their problems, knowing that salary I get is from the United Nations.

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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

There is no harm in working in these camps as a translator or any other permissible work as long as the work does not entail helping in what is forbidden or propagating it. In such a case it is not permissible because it is considered as helping in sin and transgression. Allaah says (which means): {Help you one another in virtue, righteousness and piety but do not help one another in sin and transgression.}[Qur'an 5:2]. So if you perform any permissible work in these camps, be keen on calling people to Allaah.

Allaah knows best.

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