Is it permissible for a Muslim to work for a disbeliever?
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The questioner : The Shaykh : Nasser
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If you would be so kind, I have a question, but it is a bit difficult...
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah do you good, may Allah bless you, and by Allah, my dear brother, my profession is a blacksmith.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : I work as a blacksmith.
The Shaykh : What kind of blacksmithing?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What kind of blacksmithing?
The questioner : Doors, windows, and things like that.
The Shaykh : Good, good.
The questioner : When I first started working, I came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about five months ago.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I worked for a Christian, and I did not know he was a Christian until after a week or two.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the town of al-Fuhayis.
The Shaykh : It is known that this is a Christian place.
The questioner : Almost all of it, or ninety percent.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : So when I found out he was a Christian, I stayed with him until I got my rights and then I left him.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : So I went to a Muslim and worked for him for about three months.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This Muslim, first of all, does not face the qiblah.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : This is one thing. The first thing. The second thing is that he is a liar, and this is not a characteristic of Muslims, or rather, of the believers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : These are two things, and I seek refuge in Allah, they made me dislike the craft, or they made me dislike the work, so I left the man because of his excessive lying, and people would curse him and make mistakes with him, so I left him.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : So I worked for a Christian, and this Christian agreed with me that it would be a partnership between me and him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So yesterday, or the day before, he asked me to make doors for the church.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he told me to make crosses on them. Today he asked me to make crosses on them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So the first question posed to your eminence is: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work with a mushrik or a disbeliever? That is one thing. Second, is it permissible for a Muslim to enter the church? Third, is it permissible for a Muslim to carry these crosses and the superstitions of the mushrikin? And may Allah reward you with good, your eminence.The Shaykh
The Shaykh : The first question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Is it permissible for a Muslim to work with a Christian or a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : The answer, the answer.
The questioner : And the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : The answer is that it is permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If you would be so kind, I have a question, but it is a bit difficult...
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah do you good, may Allah bless you, and by Allah, my dear brother, my profession is a blacksmith.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : I work as a blacksmith.
The Shaykh : What kind of blacksmithing?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What kind of blacksmithing?
The questioner : Doors, windows, and things like that.
The Shaykh : Good, good.
The questioner : When I first started working, I came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about five months ago.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I worked for a Christian, and I did not know he was a Christian until after a week or two.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the town of al-Fuhayis.
The Shaykh : It is known that this is a Christian place.
The questioner : Almost all of it, or ninety percent.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : So when I found out he was a Christian, I stayed with him until I got my rights and then I left him.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : So I went to a Muslim and worked for him for about three months.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This Muslim, first of all, does not face the qiblah.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : This is one thing. The first thing. The second thing is that he is a liar, and this is not a characteristic of Muslims, or rather, of the believers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : These are two things, and I seek refuge in Allah, they made me dislike the craft, or they made me dislike the work, so I left the man because of his excessive lying, and people would curse him and make mistakes with him, so I left him.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : So I worked for a Christian, and this Christian agreed with me that it would be a partnership between me and him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So yesterday, or the day before, he asked me to make doors for the church.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he told me to make crosses on them. Today he asked me to make crosses on them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So the first question posed to your eminence is: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work with a mushrik or a disbeliever? That is one thing. Second, is it permissible for a Muslim to enter the church? Third, is it permissible for a Muslim to carry these crosses and the superstitions of the mushrikin? And may Allah reward you with good, your eminence.The Shaykh
The Shaykh : The first question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Is it permissible for a Muslim to work with a Christian or a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : The answer, the answer.
The questioner : And the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : The answer is that it is permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
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