Is it permissible to work in a factory that makes pet food, and this pet food contains pork?.
Praise be to Allah. Firstly:
It is permissible to feed dead meat to animals that are not eaten, such as dogs and cats, and that includes pork, which is dead meat in all cases, whether it is slaughtered or it died without being slaughtered.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Majmoo’ (4/336): It is permissible to feed dead meat to dogs and birds, and to feed impure things to animals. End quote.
Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is permissible to put out fires with wine, and to feed dead meat to falcons and hawks, and to clothe animals with impure cloths, and to use impure oils in lamps, according to the more well known of the two scholarly opinions, which is also the better known view of Ahmad. That is because using impure things is a way of using them up without causing harm. End quote from al-Fatawa al-Kubra (1/433).
Secondly:
It is not permissible to sell pork, whether on its own or mixed with other things, because of the report narrated by al-Bukhari (2236) and Muslim (1581) from Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say during the year of the conquest when he was in Makkah: Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of alcohol, dead meat, pork and idols.” An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is permissible to feed dead meat to carnivores but it is not permissible to sell it. End quote from al-Majmoo’ (9/285).
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about cans of cat food that contain pork - is it permissible to buy them and feed them to cats?
He replied: If that is by buying the cans then it is not permissible, because it is not permissible to pay for pork and buy it. But if he finds it thrown away and feeds it to his cat, there is nothing wrong with that. And Allah knows best.
See the answer to question no. 5231.
Based on that, it is not permissible to work in a food factory where pork or other kinds of dead meat are used, because that is helping in sin and haram things, as it is manufactured with the aim of selling it, which is haram as stated above. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Help you one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment”
[Al-Ma’idah 5:2]
And Allah knows best.
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