The ruling on hiring non-Muslim workers, praising them, and preferring them over Muslims
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The questioner:
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. And even if it is regarding low-level jobs, meaning.
The Shaykh:
Jobs that are separate from secrets and leadership, if there is a need for them, there is no harm, yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh, some people may let themselves go in this matter following their desires, and they may have hired non-Muslim workers, and perhaps they let slip dangerous words, saying they are better, superior, forgetting that there is an absolute preference of non-Muslims over Muslims, better punctuality, better work, better. We brought in Muslims and they did not satisfy us?
The Shaykh:
The one who owns it. The one who praises the non-Muslims.
The questioner:
And disparages the Muslims, he utters it.
The Shaykh:
Or disparages the Muslims, then he is in fear of apostasy.
The presenter:
We ask Allah for safety.
The Shaykh:
That he should fear Allah the Exalted, for the Muslim is better than the non-Muslim no matter what, even if he is weak in faith, even if he is an open sinner, he is better than the non-Muslim no matter what.
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. And even if it is regarding low-level jobs, meaning.
The Shaykh:
Jobs that are separate from secrets and leadership, if there is a need for them, there is no harm, yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh, some people may let themselves go in this matter following their desires, and they may have hired non-Muslim workers, and perhaps they let slip dangerous words, saying they are better, superior, forgetting that there is an absolute preference of non-Muslims over Muslims, better punctuality, better work, better. We brought in Muslims and they did not satisfy us?
The Shaykh:
The one who owns it. The one who praises the non-Muslims.
The questioner:
And disparages the Muslims, he utters it.
The Shaykh:
Or disparages the Muslims, then he is in fear of apostasy.
The presenter:
We ask Allah for safety.
The Shaykh:
That he should fear Allah the Exalted, for the Muslim is better than the non-Muslim no matter what, even if he is weak in faith, even if he is an open sinner, he is better than the non-Muslim no matter what.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [488] حكم استقدام عمالة من الكفار ومدحهم وتفضيلهم على المسلمين |فوائد شرح اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم — youtube.com
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