Leaving one's job to care for a sick mother

Question:
The sister questioner who did not mention her name in this fax says: Honorable Shaykh Salih, I am a graduate with a high rank, and every year I get a job, but I find my mother is not satisfied. She is ill, so I leave this job in order to stay with my mother. My father also refuses to have a servant. What do you advise us? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
Your mother needed you, your presence, and your service to her. This is the greatest job in life. Visiting your father, being kind to him, and serving him is the greatest job in life, better than this world and everything in it. A job is only permissible for a woman out of dire necessity, a pressing need, if there is no one to provide for her and take care of her. But if there is someone who meets her needs and provides for her, she is not in need of a job. Her need is in raising her children, managing her home, and being present in her home. This is the original, productive, and beneficial work of a woman.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.