Is it permissible to help a person who does not pray, for example, by appointing him to a government position or by allowing him to travel to America?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to help a person who does not pray, for example, by appointing him to a government position, knowing that he says if he is not given a job opportunity in the country, he will emigrate and settle in America, but he does not pray?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, is it permissible to help him, for example, by getting him a job and appointing him?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to help him if there are no praying people whom we can help.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for giving him preference over the praying people, that is not permissible.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, the point is that he does not know if there is a specific position for which he is applying. He is among three hundred people from whom twenty-five will be chosen. We do not know the remaining two hundred and ninety-nine people. I only know him, and he needs this job.
The Shaykh : What does this detail matter to me, O Malik? What does the detail matter? The important thing is that the man does not pray.
The questioner : He does not pray.
The Shaykh : Well, if he is sick, we give charity to him. And if we have another poor person who prays, he is more deserving than that one. But if you have surplus money and you want to give charity, you can also give charity to the Jews and the Christians, for it is in their price.
The questioner : Even if he is going to travel to America, for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, we did not permit you to do so if he remains in his country, as long as there are others.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So we are not giving him preference over others.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But here, if he wants to go to America, even if he prays, we do not help him go to America, because we fear that he will stop praying there.
The questioner : Authentic
The Shaykh: Yes
The questioner : He actually says, "If you do not help me, for example, by getting me a job here, I will leave the country." He does not pray. He says, "If you do not help me get a job here, I will leave the country."
The Shaykh : I mean, he is threatening you. It is not like that.
The questioner : Yes, of course, I do not know him personally. His brother tells me this. His brother is my friend; he is my brother-in-law.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : He told me that he is threatening my family by saying, "If you do not help me get a job here, I will leave the country and go to America."
The Shaykh : Yes, tell him, "If you do not pray, we will not help you."
The questioner : Okay, that is it. If he must be helped.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah bless you. May Allah preserve you. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, is it permissible to help him, for example, by getting him a job and appointing him?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to help him if there are no praying people whom we can help.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for giving him preference over the praying people, that is not permissible.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, the point is that he does not know if there is a specific position for which he is applying. He is among three hundred people from whom twenty-five will be chosen. We do not know the remaining two hundred and ninety-nine people. I only know him, and he needs this job.
The Shaykh : What does this detail matter to me, O Malik? What does the detail matter? The important thing is that the man does not pray.
The questioner : He does not pray.
The Shaykh : Well, if he is sick, we give charity to him. And if we have another poor person who prays, he is more deserving than that one. But if you have surplus money and you want to give charity, you can also give charity to the Jews and the Christians, for it is in their price.
The questioner : Even if he is going to travel to America, for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, we did not permit you to do so if he remains in his country, as long as there are others.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So we are not giving him preference over others.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But here, if he wants to go to America, even if he prays, we do not help him go to America, because we fear that he will stop praying there.
The questioner : Authentic
The Shaykh: Yes
The questioner : He actually says, "If you do not help me, for example, by getting me a job here, I will leave the country." He does not pray. He says, "If you do not help me get a job here, I will leave the country."
The Shaykh : I mean, he is threatening you. It is not like that.
The questioner : Yes, of course, I do not know him personally. His brother tells me this. His brother is my friend; he is my brother-in-law.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : He told me that he is threatening my family by saying, "If you do not help me get a job here, I will leave the country and go to America."
The Shaykh : Yes, tell him, "If you do not pray, we will not help you."
The questioner : Okay, that is it. If he must be helped.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah bless you. May Allah preserve you. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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