Is it prescribed for me to intercede in this case?
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The questioner : For example, regarding jobs, if there are applicants, say ten, and they have not hired a single one of them, and I know the manager of the place, meaning, for example, it is for the eleventh person, and I know that I went and said to him, "My brother, you must hire him, and let the ten hire the last man."
The Shaykh : I mean, there are ten applicants and there is only one job, and they came before him. So, who is more deserving of it? Perhaps the applicants are not qualified for it.
The questioner : No, but they are all the same.
The Shaykh : They are all the same.
The questioner : I know the manager, or Muhammad, for example.
The Shaykh : But the matter is settled. The point is, they are all the same, and they came before him, so you do not intercede for him.
The Shaykh : I mean, there are ten applicants and there is only one job, and they came before him. So, who is more deserving of it? Perhaps the applicants are not qualified for it.
The questioner : No, but they are all the same.
The Shaykh : They are all the same.
The questioner : I know the manager, or Muhammad, for example.
The Shaykh : But the matter is settled. The point is, they are all the same, and they came before him, so you do not intercede for him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4394 - 4600 هل يشرع لي أن أشفع في هذه الحالة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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