Working with smokers in the same office and how to forbid what is wrong
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I am an employee in one of the military sectors, in a single office, and some of them are of higher rank than me. They smoke in front of me, and I am compelled to work with them. When I forbid them, they do not listen; rather, they increase in it. So what should be done in this case? Should I remain silent for my own benefit? Or should I forbid them, even though I may face several problems?
Answer:
If you are able to transfer, you can transfer to another place where there are no smokers, so transfer. If you are not able to transfer, then you must forbid them and advise them, and this is the utmost you can do. Allah the Exalted says:[At-Taghabun 64:16] and He says: Sahih Muslim 49a Sunan an-Nasa'i 5008Sahih (Darussalam). So if you forbid them with your tongue and your heart, you have fulfilled the obligatory duty that you are able to perform. And if you are able to transfer to another field, then transfer.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I am an employee in one of the military sectors, in a single office, and some of them are of higher rank than me. They smoke in front of me, and I am compelled to work with them. When I forbid them, they do not listen; rather, they increase in it. So what should be done in this case? Should I remain silent for my own benefit? Or should I forbid them, even though I may face several problems?
Answer:
If you are able to transfer, you can transfer to another place where there are no smokers, so transfer. If you are not able to transfer, then you must forbid them and advise them, and this is the utmost you can do. Allah the Exalted says:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْHe who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانهif he cannot, then with his heart
فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 146 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الحدود/حد الشارب وبيان المسكر/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:30)
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