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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on working for the Jews in building the Israeli settlements that were seized, under the pretext of unemployment and the hardship of living?

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The Shaykh : As for the answer to the first question, it is not permissible to cooperate with the disbelieving settlers in what aids them in their colonization and in establishing their control over the land of the Muslims. Is the answer clear?

The questioner : It is clear, O our Shaykh! But as I mentioned to you before, they argue that they are being squeezed first?

The Shaykh : A weak argument.
Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein? ألم تكن أرض الله واسعة فتهاجروا فيها
[An-Nisa 4:97]
The end does not justify the means.

The questioner : Well, what if their seizure is permanent?

The Shaykh : I understood. The answer is that if the seizure is permanent, we would not have qualified our statement. If we had wanted to say that permanent seizure is acceptable, we would have said "it is permissible" and the matter would have been done. But we set a condition, and the concept of the condition must be observed. If Zayd comes to you, honor him.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : But if he does not come to you, you are not obligated to honor him! That is the condition, so the conditions must be observed. Yes.
Source www.al-albany.com

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