Is it permissible to obey a superior in a task that one considers a sin?
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The questioner : If a person is a supervisor and receives an order from his superior to do something he believes is contrary to the Shari'ah, should he comply with it, especially if the order is to leave his job?The Shaykh : To leave his job?
The questioner : If he does not carry out, for example, this order, he leaves the job entrusted to him and goes to another job. Should he comply and commit this violation that he believes is contrary to the Shari'ah, or does he see it as such?
The Shaykh : As for if he is coerced into this, there is no blame on him. If he is coerced into this, there is no blame on him. The description of coercion is that if he does not do it, he is dismissed from his position.
The questioner : He is not dismissed, O Shaykh, he is transferred to another job?
The Shaykh : If he is transferred to another permissible job, that is fine, there is nothing wrong with it. He should refuse and say: "This is forbidden, and I am unable to do it." But let him know that if he does not do it, they will force him to do this thing against his will, and he will remain a black mark in their eyes, and they may perhaps harass him in many matters. So a person looks at the benefits and harms.
The questioner : If he does not carry out, for example, this order, he leaves the job entrusted to him and goes to another job. Should he comply and commit this violation that he believes is contrary to the Shari'ah, or does he see it as such?
The Shaykh : As for if he is coerced into this, there is no blame on him. If he is coerced into this, there is no blame on him. The description of coercion is that if he does not do it, he is dismissed from his position.
The questioner : He is not dismissed, O Shaykh, he is transferred to another job?
The Shaykh : If he is transferred to another permissible job, that is fine, there is nothing wrong with it. He should refuse and say: "This is forbidden, and I am unable to do it." But let him know that if he does not do it, they will force him to do this thing against his will, and he will remain a black mark in their eyes, and they may perhaps harass him in many matters. So a person looks at the benefits and harms.