When Is Income Earned Be Categorized As Haram?
Sir, can you provide verses from the Quran and also hadiths about income? I want to know whether my argument is still in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah.
We should not earn through haram means. Haram refers to any activity that is sinful in Islam, whether it involves a major sin or a minor one. If an entire activity is built upon committing a sin, then any income derived from it is also considered haram. However, if the primary nature of an activity is halal but a small aspect of it involves a minor sin, the income itself does not become haram—though the individual would still be accountable for that minor sin. The question, then, is whether sports like boxing or UFC fall into the category of sinful activities. If someone personally considers them equivalent to other haram acts—major or minor—then naturally, they would view the income from such sports as haram. However, I do not see them at that level. A more accurate way to classify these sports is as discouraged rather than outright sinful in a way that invalidates one’s earnings. Therefore, participating in them does not make a person’s income haram, even if certain aspects may be viewed as disliked or discouraged.