Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

As a Muslim, you are obligated to fulfill your duties as an employee. Allah tells us that one of the essential traits of the servants of the Merciful is that they are faithful to their covenants and pledges. And that includes among others performing our duties at work as efficiently as possible; otherwise, the salary we earn becomes unlawful and impure. We should earn our salary through honest work. So, if you are a delivery agent and your job involves delivering items to church or temple or any other place, you ought to deliver them as honestly as possible. If you are remiss in it, then your income is earned through unlawful and unethical ways. You cannot make a false claim and refuse to deliver the same.

 

If you are not happy with the job, you should look for some other job. But as a Muslim, you ought to fulfill your duties as faithfully as possible; otherwise, you are guilty of cheating and fraud.

 

Remember our beloved prophet took on the job for his wife Khadijah and earned her trust by doing it with integrity. It was his character that made him her faith, and thus she went out of her way to propose to him, even though he was poor!

 

Almighty Allah knows best.