What is the ruling on sitting with and joking with our polytheist colleagues at work?
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Question:
We are employees in a company where there are many polytheists, and we have been with them for a long time. As a result, we sometimes become desensitized, where we joke with them, laugh with them, and tease them. But when we come to our senses, we feel hatred toward them and regret, and then we quickly return to joking with them. What is the ruling on this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Therefore, it is obligatory for you to keep away from the polytheists and distance yourselves from them. Seek another job. Seek another job that will keep you away from the polytheists, sitting with them, and joking with them. And if you are compelled to remain in this job, then keep away from the polytheists; you should be separate from them, and they should be separate from you.
We are employees in a company where there are many polytheists, and we have been with them for a long time. As a result, we sometimes become desensitized, where we joke with them, laugh with them, and tease them. But when we come to our senses, we feel hatred toward them and regret, and then we quickly return to joking with them. What is the ruling on this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Therefore, it is obligatory for you to keep away from the polytheists and distance yourselves from them. Seek another job. Seek another job that will keep you away from the polytheists, sitting with them, and joking with them. And if you are compelled to remain in this job, then keep away from the polytheists; you should be separate from them, and they should be separate from you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم المجالسة والممازحة مع زملائنا المشركين في العمل؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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