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Working as a actor in Family dramas so is my income Halal?

Q:

Hi I am a male.I work as an actor in family dramas I dont do dirty scenes the only sins I do are free mixing and sometimes holding hand of women for scene other than that I dont do nude scenes nothing I want to ask that is my earning halal because My main work is acting which is halal.pls clarify .

A:

Waalykum salam 

Thank you for your Question.
For your Query, I called the office of Sayyid Sistani and they said that being an actor is completely ok and any income that comes from it is Halal.
However, touching Namahram like holding hands, sitting very close, etc etc is Haram and should be avoided.
They also said that, if you are paid to act, the income is halal. But if they consider to pay you because you hold hands with namahram then the income becomes haram.

Hope this helps,

Naajiya Jaffery