The inclusion of seeking employment in the prohibition against seeking authority
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding seeking authority, does that include a person seeking a job or something similar?
Answer:
Yes, a job is authority; a job is authority, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding seeking authority, does that include a person seeking a job or something similar?
Answer:
Yes, a job is authority; a job is authority, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:01:25)
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