Handling Personal Affairs During Working Hours
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I work for a private company, and sometimes when I have free time during work hours, I handle my personal affairs while remaining in the office, using the internet and the telephone. Is this permissible for me?
Answer:
Whatever occupies you from performing your work is not permissible. Whatever occupies you from performing your work is not permissible, neither in the office nor anywhere else.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I work for a private company, and sometimes when I have free time during work hours, I handle my personal affairs while remaining in the office, using the internet and the telephone. Is this permissible for me?
Answer:
Whatever occupies you from performing your work is not permissible. Whatever occupies you from performing your work is not permissible, neither in the office nor anywhere else.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (1:07:14)
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