Is it permissible for an employee to report his colleagues who abandon prayer if the employer asks him to do so?
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Question:
I work in a government department, and the department manager has assigned me the task of reminding the staff in his department to pray, via an official letter. Anyone who is late for prayer has his name reported to the manager, and he receives his punishment. I accepted this task for the salary, and they harass me and mock me. What is your Eminence’s opinion: should I report the names of those who did not pray? And is this a trust for which I will be questioned before Allah?
Answer:
This is a great and good deed. May Allah reward the one who ordered you to do this, may Allah reward him. This is a good job. It is obligatory for you to help in this matter, to be pleased with this matter, and to strive to call them to Allah, guide them to Him, and encourage them to pray in congregation. Do not rush to report them; do not rush except with the one who is stubborn. As long as you can avoid reporting them, and strive to reform them and guide them, and the one who makes an excuse may have a valid reason, do not rush to report him so that the connection between you and them is not cut off. But strive to guide them, remind them, and make du'a for them with goodness, success, and guidance. Let your tongue be moist and soft with goodness and du'a for their success and guidance. Do not report except out of necessity. Do not report to the official that such-and-such did not pray except out of necessity. As long as he claims an excuse, saying he is sick, saying I was absent and did not attend, saying this or that, seek a clear method with no doubt in it so that you can report him. If you do not find a Sharia excuse for him, then report him. And as long as he relies on a Sharia excuse, and as long as you hope that he will straighten out, do not rush in matters, because if you rush, you may be prevented, or you may be complained about, and then the matter is halted and the benefit is lost. And there is no power and no strength except
I work in a government department, and the department manager has assigned me the task of reminding the staff in his department to pray, via an official letter. Anyone who is late for prayer has his name reported to the manager, and he receives his punishment. I accepted this task for the salary, and they harass me and mock me. What is your Eminence’s opinion: should I report the names of those who did not pray? And is this a trust for which I will be questioned before Allah?
Answer:
This is a great and good deed. May Allah reward the one who ordered you to do this, may Allah reward him. This is a good job. It is obligatory for you to help in this matter, to be pleased with this matter, and to strive to call them to Allah, guide them to Him, and encourage them to pray in congregation. Do not rush to report them; do not rush except with the one who is stubborn. As long as you can avoid reporting them, and strive to reform them and guide them, and the one who makes an excuse may have a valid reason, do not rush to report him so that the connection between you and them is not cut off. But strive to guide them, remind them, and make du'a for them with goodness, success, and guidance. Let your tongue be moist and soft with goodness and du'a for their success and guidance. Do not report except out of necessity. Do not report to the official that such-and-such did not pray except out of necessity. As long as he claims an excuse, saying he is sick, saying I was absent and did not attend, saying this or that, seek a clear method with no doubt in it so that you can report him. If you do not find a Sharia excuse for him, then report him. And as long as he relies on a Sharia excuse, and as long as you hope that he will straighten out, do not rush in matters, because if you rush, you may be prevented, or you may be complained about, and then the matter is halted and the benefit is lost. And there is no power and no strength except
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 070 هل يجوز للموظف التبليغ عن زملائه من تاركي الصلاة إذا طلب رب العمل ذلك منه؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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