What is the ruling on employing disbelieving women and giving them from the zakah for the purpose of winning them over?

The questioner : Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. The questioner says: Many people these days employ disbelieving women on the pretext that they are winning them over, and they may give them from the zakah for this purpose. What is the ruling in this matter? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : First. First. Speaking about this question. From two angles. The first angle. First. Is employing disbelieving women permissible or not permissible? It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said in his illness of death. And this statement of his is considered among his last wills. He said (peace and blessings be upon him) . And it is established from him that he said . And it is established from him that he said: Drive out .
And if this is the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is it fitting for us? Yes. To bring disbelievers to the Arabian Peninsula, while the Messenger says "Drive them out" and says "I will drive them out," yes, until I leave no Muslim? The answer is no. No. It is not fitting for us. It is not fitting for us to bring in Christians or Jews or Zoroastrians or anyone from the disbelievers to the Arabian Peninsula, and the wisdom behind that is apparent. Because the Arabian Peninsula contains the Mother of Cities, Makkah. And it is the origin of Islam and the end of Islam.
As for the Arabian Peninsula being the origin of Islam, that is clear. From where did Islam spread? From the Arabian Peninsula. And as for it being the end of Islam, it is because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that its burrow, so Islam began from this peninsula and returns to it. And therefore it has a special protection from disbelievers so that there is no one in it but a Muslim.
And there is no doubt that mixing with non-Muslims causes great harm to Muslims, among which is the loss of jealousy (ghirah). If this disbeliever is mixed with you, in your house, your market, your car, and your shop, then the aversion you held in your heart for the enemies of Allah from among the non-Muslims weakens and may disappear entirely. And this is a great trial. Allah the Exalted and Glorious says about it: .
Like what I advise my Muslim brothers. Beautiful. From this place. Come. And in this month, and in this night. Layla. That they replace these disbelievers.

The questioner : With whom? With whom?

The Shaykh : With Muslims. He replaces. Yes. These disbelievers? With. Her. My brother. With Muslims, meaning that they take Muslims in their place. For Allah says, Mighty and Majestic: . She pleased them.
As for giving disbelievers from the zakah, it is not permissible to give them from the zakah or from the expiations. And if that is for the purpose of winning them over, we have mentioned in the previous lesson that most of the scholars say that those whose hearts are to be reconciled are those who have authority and honor in their people, and not every one of the disbelievers is one whose heart is to be reconciled. And according to the opinion of the majority, it is not permissible to give a person who has no authority or honor from the zakah in order to reconcile him to faith. And it has been mentioned that some scholars said it is permissible, but the thing I love is that we keep these people away.

The questioner : Or not?

The Shaykh : From our community. And some people told me about a person who was keen on his children and on teaching his young children. Perfect. And when he sat with them, he would teach them the oneness of Allah: "Who is your Lord?" "My Lord is Allah." "Who is your Prophet?" "Prophet Muhammad." "What is your religion?" "The religion of Islam."
And one day he said to one of the young sons: "Who is your Lord?" He said: "My Lord is Isa." Yes. Because. I. The maid who was with him. She. Was from the Christians. Hello Khalid. And perhaps she said to him that his Lord is Isa out of kindness to him, because she believes that this is the religion and the truth. And the truth may not be with her. She may not have had a bad intention, and he may have had a bad intention, but the important thing, the important thing, is that the result and the effect was. Good. Good. Or bad, it was bad. Come on.
So what is your opinion on the reflection of this effect on the children who see their people praying and this woman does not pray? Or this driver does not pray. They see their people fasting and this one eats and drinks during the day of Ramadan in the house. Will it be in the hearts of these young ones? Thank you. That Islam has a great status. Finally. It must be respected. It must be respected and its laws implemented. Meaning? The answer is no. Islam says: Whoever wishes, let him believe, and whoever wishes, let him... He did not believe because this maid or this servant is a trust. Or this servant. This. Yes, is not a Muslim.
So the matter is not of importance. And this is a great matter. It is obligatory upon us to take it as a lesson and to know that we are accountable before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, on the Day of Resurrection, first, for the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) , and it is in two hadiths as we mentioned first, and second, accountable for those under our eyes, the children who are affected by such matters. And perhaps I have lengthened my answer to this question because the benefit requires it. And some people objected to me in the morning and said that you elaborate in the answer. And you did not answer in this session, meaning from the morning, except about five questions. So I promised him that I would consult you: Do you see that elaboration is more beneficial or that brevity is more beneficial? Do you see, for example, that we say this is forbidden, this is permissible, and this is lawful,

The presenter : Elaboration, may Allah be pleased with you, elaboration, may Allah be pleased with you, may Allah...