The ruling on hiring disbelievers for service in hospitals and homes
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Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh! I am one of the volunteers with the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice in the city of al-Qa'id. We have seen a very large number of disbelievers working in hospitals, and most of these are in ordinary labor for which there are better Muslim workers available. What is the role of the Committee of Senior Scholars in addressing this problem? May Allah grant you success and bless you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The warning has been repeated more than once, and it has been written that it is not permissible to use laborers from among the disbelievers, because of the great harms involved, unless there is a dire necessity. This is because Muslim laborers are available, praise be to Allah. So whoever wants to bring in workers, and the recruitment agencies, should fear Allah the Exalted and Supreme, and not bring into the lands of the Muslims anything but Muslim laborers. This is so that our money remains in the hands of our brothers, so that we benefit our Muslim brothers, and also so that we are safe from the harm of the disbelievers and their presence in the lands of the Muslims. This is especially true for the lands that Allah the Exalted and Supreme has distinguished with the two sacred sanctuaries; they are more deserving and more entitled to use only Muslim laborers. It is also obligatory for the owners of businesses or the owners of the agencies to fear Allah the Exalted and Supreme, and not to bring into the lands of the Muslims anything but Muslims.
It is not permissible for business owners to bring in male or female disbelievers and mix them with the Muslims, or to make them managers in the departments with Muslims working under them, or to place them in homes as servants or cooks who mix with the Muslims and the families in the homes, or as nannies from among the disbelievers who raise the children. All of this is forbidden and is a betrayal of the Muslims. So whoever needs to use laborers should bring in Muslims, and praise be to Allah, they are numerous and they want work, but they do not get it. They do not get it; rather, disbelievers are preferred over them, because of the actions of the recruiters and the employment offices that do not care. This is a deception of the Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever deceives us is not one of us." And he said (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 55a. So the one who brings in disbelievers is deceiving Allah, His Messenger, His Book, the leaders of the Muslims, and the common people. Let him bear his responsibility before Allah the Exalted and Supreme. Even if the owner of the business has obtained millions or billions of dollars, if it was through this path, he must bear his responsibility before Allah the Exalted and Supreme. Allah the Exalted says: [Ali 'Imran 3:118]. [Ali 'Imran 3:118] [Ali 'Imran 3:119].
As for using disbelievers for matters that only they can perform, and where they are according to conditions and specifications that make Muslims safe from their harm, and where they are far from the homes of Muslims and the families, this has a different ruling. The discussion now is about private matters, homes, and families. Yes. So that, so that, this is not permissible. Nurses and doctors, as long as there are Muslims who can perform this work. Yes.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh! I am one of the volunteers with the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice in the city of al-Qa'id. We have seen a very large number of disbelievers working in hospitals, and most of these are in ordinary labor for which there are better Muslim workers available. What is the role of the Committee of Senior Scholars in addressing this problem? May Allah grant you success and bless you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The warning has been repeated more than once, and it has been written that it is not permissible to use laborers from among the disbelievers, because of the great harms involved, unless there is a dire necessity. This is because Muslim laborers are available, praise be to Allah. So whoever wants to bring in workers, and the recruitment agencies, should fear Allah the Exalted and Supreme, and not bring into the lands of the Muslims anything but Muslim laborers. This is so that our money remains in the hands of our brothers, so that we benefit our Muslim brothers, and also so that we are safe from the harm of the disbelievers and their presence in the lands of the Muslims. This is especially true for the lands that Allah the Exalted and Supreme has distinguished with the two sacred sanctuaries; they are more deserving and more entitled to use only Muslim laborers. It is also obligatory for the owners of businesses or the owners of the agencies to fear Allah the Exalted and Supreme, and not to bring into the lands of the Muslims anything but Muslims.
It is not permissible for business owners to bring in male or female disbelievers and mix them with the Muslims, or to make them managers in the departments with Muslims working under them, or to place them in homes as servants or cooks who mix with the Muslims and the families in the homes, or as nannies from among the disbelievers who raise the children. All of this is forbidden and is a betrayal of the Muslims. So whoever needs to use laborers should bring in Muslims, and praise be to Allah, they are numerous and they want work, but they do not get it. They do not get it; rather, disbelievers are preferred over them, because of the actions of the recruiters and the employment offices that do not care. This is a deception of the Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever deceives us is not one of us." And he said (peace and blessings be upon him)
"The Religion is sincerity." We said, "To whom?" He said "To Allah, to His Book, To His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their masses."
الدين النصيحة، قلنا لمن؟ قال لله ولكتابه ولرسوله ولأئمة المسلمين وعامتهمO you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا بِطَانَةً مِّن دُونِكُمْ لَا يَأْلُونَكُمْ خَبَالًا وَدُّوا مَا عَنِتُّمْ قَدْ بَدَتِ الْبَغْضَاءُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَمَا تُخْفِي صُدُورُهُمْ أَكْبَرُWe have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.
قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَHere you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage.
هَا أَنتُمْ أُولَاءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْكِتَابِ كُلِّهِ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِAs for using disbelievers for matters that only they can perform, and where they are according to conditions and specifications that make Muslims safe from their harm, and where they are far from the homes of Muslims and the families, this has a different ruling. The discussion now is about private matters, homes, and families. Yes. So that, so that, this is not permissible. Nurses and doctors, as long as there are Muslims who can perform this work. Yes.
Source
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