In some Muslim countries, the people stop working on Sunday; what is the ruling?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Shaykh, in some countries, all the people in the town, both Muslims and non-Muslims, stop working on Sunday.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : In some Muslim countries, does this fall under what
The Shaykh : and the government
The questioner : Some of the governments are Christian, and some of the governments, I mean the rulers, are Muslim.
The Shaykh : And I do not think this happened except after colonialism. After colonialism, it may have occurred when the Christians took control of some Islamic lands; they changed their calendar and also changed their days off to this. Even up to the time of colonialism, the existing countries like Egypt, Iraq, the Levant, and Yemen used the Arabic Hijri calendar. Yes, that is right.
The questioner : So, what is the ruling on stopping work? What...?
The Shaykh : Regarding stopping work, it appears that... a person working, is it possible for him to work?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : It does not make... complete.
The questioner : He is able to, but most people are in the mountains and... meaning there is no work.
The Shaykh : If it happens, I mean, if the Muslims gather, if we tell them that we do not have Sunday and Saturday, they make it a holiday.
The questioner : No, they are divided into two groups: the Muslims stop working on Friday and Sunday, and the Christians stop working on Saturday and Sunday.
The Shaykh : Strange, Saturday came back, why? Because it is a preamble, meaning they have two days, meaning
The questioner : Two days, this is especially in the schools; this appears in the schools, yes. As for government matters, it is Friday and Sunday.
The Shaykh : Friday and Sunday.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : In some Muslim countries, does this fall under what
The Shaykh : and the government
The questioner : Some of the governments are Christian, and some of the governments, I mean the rulers, are Muslim.
The Shaykh : And I do not think this happened except after colonialism. After colonialism, it may have occurred when the Christians took control of some Islamic lands; they changed their calendar and also changed their days off to this. Even up to the time of colonialism, the existing countries like Egypt, Iraq, the Levant, and Yemen used the Arabic Hijri calendar. Yes, that is right.
The questioner : So, what is the ruling on stopping work? What...?
The Shaykh : Regarding stopping work, it appears that... a person working, is it possible for him to work?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : It does not make... complete.
The questioner : He is able to, but most people are in the mountains and... meaning there is no work.
The Shaykh : If it happens, I mean, if the Muslims gather, if we tell them that we do not have Sunday and Saturday, they make it a holiday.
The questioner : No, they are divided into two groups: the Muslims stop working on Friday and Sunday, and the Christians stop working on Saturday and Sunday.
The Shaykh : Strange, Saturday came back, why? Because it is a preamble, meaning they have two days, meaning
The questioner : Two days, this is especially in the schools; this appears in the schools, yes. As for government matters, it is Friday and Sunday.
The Shaykh : Friday and Sunday.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes