The Ruling on Working in a Fighter Jet Factory in the Lands of Disbelief
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The questioner:
The questioner says: There is a factory in the lands of disbelief that manufactures, or in which are manufactured, aircraft?
The Shaykh:
I am pouring on how.
The questioner:
A factory in the lands of disbelief in which military aircraft for defense or combat are manufactured; is it permissible for a Muslim to work in this factory?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He says: There is a factory in the lands of disbelief in which military aircraft for defense or combat are manufactured; is it permissible for a Muslim to work in this factory?
The Shaykh:
If this factory is prepared for fighting Muslims, then it is not permissible for a Muslim to work in it, because this is cooperation in sin and aggression. However, if this factory is not for fighting Muslims, but rather for manufacturing machinery that is beneficial, then there is nothing wrong with that; this is permissible. As for factories that are prepared for fighting Muslims, it is not permissible for a Muslim to participate in them or to work in them. Yes.
The questioner says: There is a factory in the lands of disbelief that manufactures, or in which are manufactured, aircraft?
The Shaykh:
I am pouring on how.
The questioner:
A factory in the lands of disbelief in which military aircraft for defense or combat are manufactured; is it permissible for a Muslim to work in this factory?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He says: There is a factory in the lands of disbelief in which military aircraft for defense or combat are manufactured; is it permissible for a Muslim to work in this factory?
The Shaykh:
If this factory is prepared for fighting Muslims, then it is not permissible for a Muslim to work in it, because this is cooperation in sin and aggression. However, if this factory is not for fighting Muslims, but rather for manufacturing machinery that is beneficial, then there is nothing wrong with that; this is permissible. As for factories that are prepared for fighting Muslims, it is not permissible for a Muslim to participate in them or to work in them. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 21-09-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (16:41)
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