Dealing with Disbelievers in the Workplace
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Question:
A questioner says: In my workplace, there are disbelievers, and I do not care about them or seek their closeness. Some of my colleagues criticized me for not giving a good image of the people of Islam. What do you advise me to do?
Answer:
Yes, deal with them with kindness and good conduct, not at the expense of the religion, but with justice. Be just toward them and treat them well, even if they are disbelievers. This is a matter of worldly affairs, not a matter of religion. Good treatment[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8] means having good morals toward them, treating them well, and not wronging them. Yes.
A questioner says: In my workplace, there are disbelievers, and I do not care about them or seek their closeness. Some of my colleagues criticized me for not giving a good image of the people of Islam. What do you advise me to do?
Answer:
Yes, deal with them with kindness and good conduct, not at the expense of the religion, but with justice. Be just toward them and treat them well, even if they are disbelievers. This is a matter of worldly affairs, not a matter of religion. Good treatment
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أنواع مكايده ومكره : أن يدعو العبد بحسن خلقه وطلاقته وبِشْرِه إلى أنواع من الآثام والفجور — islamhouse.com (1:06:45)
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