Hukum Bekerja pada Perusahaan yang Diboikot Perspektif Kaidah Lā Ḍarar wa Lā Ḍirār

Working For a Boycotted Company from Lā Ḍarar wa Lā Ḍirār Perspective

Abstract

This study examines the legal status of working in companies suspected of being involved in activities that negatively impact muslims a situation that presents complex legal challenges for muslim employees affiliated with such companies. The objective of this research is to explore the ruling on working in boycotted companies from the perspective of the legal maxim lā ḍarar wa lā ḍirār (no harm and no reciprocating harm). This study employs a library research method using a qualitative approach with a normative framework. Data were analyzed using deductive methods utilizing general theories or principles as a basis to explain or derive conclusions about specific cases. The findings indicate that, based on the maxim lā ḍarar wa lā ḍirār, working in boycotted companies is classified as strongly discouraged (makrūh tahrīman). The application of this maxim offers a solution to the legal dilemma, allowing temporary employment in such companies as long as the individual is not directly and actively involved in injustice. However, if their presence contributes to the strengthening of the company’s oppressive actions, then, in accordance with the maxim, the employee is obligated to leave their position. The implications of this study provide guidance for muslims working in boycotted companies to pursue careers aligned with Islamic principles by weighing both the benefits and potential harms to themselves and others.