Advice for one who works in a shop frequented by women who display their adornment
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I work in a shop selling dates, and women who display their adornment and wear perfume come to me, and women come with non-mahram men. They ask me about the types of dates and the prices, so I am forced to engage in conversation with them, and some of them do not buy until after a great deal of talk. I ask you to clarify this issue, for I am very confused and I feel distress in my heart about this job. I am looking for other work, but I have not found any yet. Should I leave this job even though I have debts and my circumstances are difficult, or should I stay? There is no one else in the shop besides me. How do you guide me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 49a So you must disapprove of these women, advise them, and admonish them, warning them of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If they comply, cover themselves, and leave off the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), praise be to Allah, and you will have a reward for that, and whoever repents, Allah will accept his repentance. But if they do not accept, you must report this to the men of the Hisbah (public order) to follow up on this evil and work to remove it. If there are Hisbah men you can contact by phone or in person, report to them so they can come to this market and prevent these women from displaying their adornment and causing fitnah. This is part of forbidding evil and cooperating in righteousness and piety. Along with that, you must lower your gaze and refrain from talking to them except to the extent of necessity. His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): [An-Nur 24:30] is what is done. If this evil becomes widespread, and there is an opportunity for work that is purer and further from fitnah, you must replace this job with a better one. Yes.
May Allah reward you. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I work in a shop selling dates, and women who display their adornment and wear perfume come to me, and women come with non-mahram men. They ask me about the types of dates and the prices, so I am forced to engage in conversation with them, and some of them do not buy until after a great deal of talk. I ask you to clarify this issue, for I am very confused and I feel distress in my heart about this job. I am looking for other work, but I have not found any yet. Should I leave this job even though I have debts and my circumstances are difficult, or should I stay? There is no one else in the shop besides me. How do you guide me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه، فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه، وذلك أضعف الإيمان،Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5795- نصيحة لمن يعمل في محل ترتاده نساء متبرجات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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