Is it permissible for a Muslim to work for a disbeliever and be his superior?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work for a disbeliever, such as being his manager or his superior in the workplace? And Allah says:[An-Nisa 4:141]
Answer:
[An-Nisa 4:141] This is in the Hereafter. [An-Nisa 4:141] This is in the Hereafter. Some scholars use it as evidence for a general application in this world, but the correct view is that it applies in the Hereafter. As for a Muslim hiring a disbeliever: if the Muslim is independent in his work and does not serve the disbeliever—he does not serve the disbeliever—then it is permissible. If the Muslim works away from serving the disbeliever, there is no harm in that, because this is in exchange for his wage, in exchange for his work. But if he hires himself out to serve the disbeliever, this is not permissible. It is not permissible for a Muslim to humiliate himself for a disbeliever and become his servant. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work for a disbeliever, such as being his manager or his superior in the workplace? And Allah says:
and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].
وَلَن يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًاAnswer:
and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].
وَلَن يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًاAllah will judge between [all of] you on the Day of Resurrection, and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].
فَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَن يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمسلم العمل عند الكافر ويكون رئيساً عليه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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