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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on working in a charitable organization that displays pictures of the afflicted

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am a person in need of work, and while I was searching for jobs in charitable organizations, I found that their problem is that they hang pictures of afflicted Muslims in every corner of the organization. The question is: Is it permissible for me to work in such charitable organizations or not?

Answer:
They claim that hanging these pictures encourages Muslims to feel compassion for these people, but this is a wrong method because hanging pictures is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to enter a house that had pictures hanging in it, and he did not enter it until they were removed. They should monitor people in giving charity and donating without pictures, using verses and hadiths, and explaining the conditions and needs of these people. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. If they remove these pictures, work with them; and if they do not remove them, do not work with them, and do not enter this place.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 28 — archive.org (6:34)

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