For an owner deciding what to stock, this is among the clearer questions. The narrations on alcohol name a chain of people as implicated - not only the one who drinks, but the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who carries it and the one to whom it is carried. Selling is named explicitly, so a shop owner choosing to stock alcohol is doing something the texts address directly. Legal cannabis follows the same reasoning for most scholars, on the basis that what intoxicates in large amounts is prohibited in small, and legality in a jurisdiction does not alter the classification. The situation of an employee is genuinely different and much discussed. A cashier at a supermarket who occasionally scans a bottle among hundreds of other items did not choose the stock and is not deciding what the business sells - many scholars distinguish that from a role dedicated to alcohol, particularly where the person is seeking other work.
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Because the narrations name it explicitly. Rather than prohibiting only consumption, the reports list a chain - the one who drinks, pours, sells, buys, presses, carries, and the one who consumes its price. Selling and carrying appear by name, which is why this is treated more firmly than commercial questions decided by inference. The phrase about consuming its price is why the revenue itself is affected.
For most scholars, no. Legality is a civil determination by a jurisdiction, not a Shariah one - they are answering different questions. The applicable principle is that what intoxicates in large quantities is prohibited in small quantities, which covers cannabis regardless of local law. Medical use under supervision is discussed separately, but that is a patient question rather than a retail one.
Your position differs meaningfully from the owner's. You did not choose the stock, you do not decide the range, and your wage is for operating a till among thousands of products. Many scholars distinguish this incidental involvement from a dedicated role, especially where you need the income. Asking for a transfer to another department resolves it in most cases and is a smaller request than people expect.
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Many convenience retailers who stop stocking alcohol replace the margin with higher-turnover categories - fresh food, household goods, services. Model the actual contribution before assuming the business depends on it.
Check supplier and franchise agreements, which occasionally require stocking a defined range.
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