Does receiving a salary from the state diminish the reward of the one who guards the frontier?
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The questioner:
If a person works for a salary within the state's borders, is he considered a frontier guard, and does receiving his salary affect that? He says: If a person works for a salary within the state's borders, does he receive the reward of a frontier guard? And does receiving his salary contradict that?
The Shaykh:
The frontier guard is the one who carries a weapon and repels the enemy. This person is an ordinary employee who signs transactions and handles transactions. He is an employee, not a frontier guard.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Unless he intends by this work to assist the frontier guards. If he intends by this work to serve the frontier guards and assist them, he receives a reward according to his work, and Allah knows best. Yes.
If a person works for a salary within the state's borders, is he considered a frontier guard, and does receiving his salary affect that? He says: If a person works for a salary within the state's borders, does he receive the reward of a frontier guard? And does receiving his salary contradict that?
The Shaykh:
The frontier guard is the one who carries a weapon and repels the enemy. This person is an ordinary employee who signs transactions and handles transactions. He is an employee, not a frontier guard.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Unless he intends by this work to assist the frontier guards. If he intends by this work to serve the frontier guards and assist them, he receives a reward according to his work, and Allah knows best. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تقاضي المرتب من الدولة ينقص أجر المرابط؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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