Working as a shepherd and the employer prevents him from reading the Qur'an during his free time
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In another question, he says: During my free time at work, I read the Qur'an. Sometimes my employer comes while I am reading, so I immediately hide it so he does not see me, because he is not pleased that the shepherd reads the Qur'an. Sometimes he comes while I am in the middle of some verses, so I close the Qur'an and do not finish the verse. Do I have a sin in this or not? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good. And is there a word for an employer like this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If reading the Qur'an detracts from the work and you do not properly supervise the animals you are tending, and there is a fear that they will be lost or that a wolf or something else will attack them, then it is not permissible for you to read in this case, because you are entrusted with this work and you must fulfill it. However, if the reading does not distract you from doing your job and looking after the livestock you are tending, then it is permissible for you, and the employer has no right to prevent you from doing so, because there is no harm to him in it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In another question, he says: During my free time at work, I read the Qur'an. Sometimes my employer comes while I am reading, so I immediately hide it so he does not see me, because he is not pleased that the shepherd reads the Qur'an. Sometimes he comes while I am in the middle of some verses, so I close the Qur'an and do not finish the verse. Do I have a sin in this or not? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good. And is there a word for an employer like this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If reading the Qur'an detracts from the work and you do not properly supervise the animals you are tending, and there is a fear that they will be lost or that a wolf or something else will attack them, then it is not permissible for you to read in this case, because you are entrusted with this work and you must fulfill it. However, if the reading does not distract you from doing your job and looking after the livestock you are tending, then it is permissible for you, and the employer has no right to prevent you from doing so, because there is no harm to him in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5405- يعمل راعيا للغنم وصاحب العمل يمنعه من قراءة القرآن في وقت الفراغ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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