What is the ruling on working in a company where most of its employees do not pray?
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The questioner : I am a young man who works in a company.
The Shaykh : Excellent.
The questioner : And the partners in the company do not pray, and the jihad I work in, most of its employees,
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner : and those who agree with them do not pray, as well as the company workers
The Shaykh : except a few of them.
The questioner : And.
The Shaykh : And I receive salaries.
The questioner : And we cut.
The Shaykh : A percentage of the company's profits.
The questioner : Please guide me: is it permissible for me to work in this company or not?
The Shaykh : As for the fact that the men of the company are disbelievers, that may be the case. There is no harm in that. That disbelievers work in the lands of Muslims when there is a need for it. As for when there is no need, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in his illness before his death, he bequeathed (peace and blessings be upon him) three things: he said, "Grant the delegations what I used to grant them, and expel the polytheists from the Arabian Peninsula, the abode of Islam, from which Islam emerged, and to which Islam returns, as established in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that faith clings to Madinah, just as a snake clings to its hole, and Madinah is in the Arabian Peninsula. For this reason, it is not befitting to bring disbelievers into this peninsula except in the most extreme necessity where no Muslim can perform their work. This issue is one of the problems that have occurred recently, and perhaps Allah the Exalted will facilitate for us a detailed discussion on this matter. As for the employees in this company, who are Saeediyin, not praying, this is a matter that requires verification. This is because the government, may Allah guide it, and as is known to everyone, has issued and continues to issue circulars obligating all employees to pray, even in congregation, and urging people to report to them anyone who neglects this. So my advice to this brother is to report to the officials above him, to report the matter of these people to them. If the situation improves and they straighten out, that is well; otherwise, let him rely on Allah, and seek sustenance from other than this source, for there is no good in being with people who do not pray.
The Shaykh : Excellent.
The questioner : And the partners in the company do not pray, and the jihad I work in, most of its employees,
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner : and those who agree with them do not pray, as well as the company workers
The Shaykh : except a few of them.
The questioner : And.
The Shaykh : And I receive salaries.
The questioner : And we cut.
The Shaykh : A percentage of the company's profits.
The questioner : Please guide me: is it permissible for me to work in this company or not?
The Shaykh : As for the fact that the men of the company are disbelievers, that may be the case. There is no harm in that. That disbelievers work in the lands of Muslims when there is a need for it. As for when there is no need, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in his illness before his death, he bequeathed (peace and blessings be upon him) three things: he said, "Grant the delegations what I used to grant them, and expel the polytheists from the Arabian Peninsula, the abode of Islam, from which Islam emerged, and to which Islam returns, as established in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that faith clings to Madinah, just as a snake clings to its hole, and Madinah is in the Arabian Peninsula. For this reason, it is not befitting to bring disbelievers into this peninsula except in the most extreme necessity where no Muslim can perform their work. This issue is one of the problems that have occurred recently, and perhaps Allah the Exalted will facilitate for us a detailed discussion on this matter. As for the employees in this company, who are Saeediyin, not praying, this is a matter that requires verification. This is because the government, may Allah guide it, and as is known to everyone, has issued and continues to issue circulars obligating all employees to pray, even in congregation, and urging people to report to them anyone who neglects this. So my advice to this brother is to report to the officials above him, to report the matter of these people to them. If the situation improves and they straighten out, that is well; otherwise, let him rely on Allah, and seek sustenance from other than this source, for there is no good in being with people who do not pray.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1402هـ - 5 — binothaimeen.net (54:27)
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