The Muslim must fulfill the trust and be sincere in his work
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Question: Some employees and workers do not give their work the necessary enthusiasm; we find some of them passing a year or more without enjoining good or forbidding evil, and they are late for work, saying: “I am excused by my boss; so I owe nothing.” If this is the state of a person, does he owe anything in his religion as long as he remains in this state? Please rule for us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer: First: It is prescribed for every Muslim man and woman to convey what they have heard of good from Allah , as indicated by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2658Sahih (Darussalam), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam).
And when he would address the people and remind them, he would say:Sahih al-Bukhari 1741.
So I advise you all to convey what you have heard of good with insight and certainty; everyone who hears knowledge and memorizes it should convey to his family, his brothers, and his companions what he sees of good in it, with care to verify it and not speaking of anything he has not memorized; so that he may be among those who advise one another to truth, and among the callers to good.
As for the employees who do not perform their duties or do not be sincere in them, you have heard that among the characteristics of faith is fulfilling the trust and caring for it, as Allah said: [Al-Nisa: 258].
So the trust is among the greatest characteristics of faith, and betrayal is among the greatest characteristics of hypocrisy, as Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said in describing the believers: [Al-Ma'arij: 32], and He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Anfal: 27]. It is obligatory for the employee to fulfill the trust with truthfulness and sincerity, with care and preservation of time; so that his conscience is clear, his earnings are pure, he pleases his Lord, and he is sincere to his state in this matter, or to the company he is in, or to any department in which he works.
This is the obligation of the employee: to fear Allah and to fulfill the trust with the utmost perfection and the utmost sincerity; hoping for the reward of Allah and fearing His punishment, and acting upon His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Nisa: 58].
And among the characteristics of the people of hypocrisy is betrayal in trusts, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 33 agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. So it is not permissible for the Muslim to imitate the people of hypocrisy; rather, it is obligatory for him to distance himself from their characteristics, to preserve his trust, to perform his work with the utmost care, and to preserve his time even if his boss is lenient, and even if his boss does not order him to do so; he should not sit idle from work or be lenient in it, but rather he should strive; so that he may be better than his boss in performing the work and being sincere in the trust, and so that he may be a good example for others.
Answer: First: It is prescribed for every Muslim man and woman to convey what they have heard of good from Allah , as indicated by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
May Allah beautify a man who hears a saying of mine, so he understands it, remembers it, and conveys it
نضر الله امرًا سمع مقالتي فوعاها ثم أداها كما سمعهاConvey from me, even if it be an Ayah
بلغوا عني ولو آيةAnd when he would address the people and remind them, he would say:
So it is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this information) to those who are absent because the informed one might comprehend it (what I have said) better than the present audience, who will convey it to him.
فليبلغ الشاهد الغائب، فرب مبلّغ أوعى من سامعSo I advise you all to convey what you have heard of good with insight and certainty; everyone who hears knowledge and memorizes it should convey to his family, his brothers, and his companions what he sees of good in it, with care to verify it and not speaking of anything he has not memorized; so that he may be among those who advise one another to truth, and among the callers to good.
As for the employees who do not perform their duties or do not be sincere in them, you have heard that among the characteristics of faith is fulfilling the trust and caring for it, as Allah said:
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
إِنَّ اللّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤدُّواْ الأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَاSo the trust is among the greatest characteristics of faith, and betrayal is among the greatest characteristics of hypocrisy, as Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said in describing the believers:
And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَO you who have believed, do not betray Allah and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know [the consequence].
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تَخُونُواْ اللّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُواْ أَمَانَاتِكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَThis is the obligation of the employee: to fear Allah and to fulfill the trust with the utmost perfection and the utmost sincerity; hoping for the reward of Allah and fearing His punishment, and acting upon His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
إِنَّ اللّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤدُّواْ الأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَاAnd among the characteristics of the people of hypocrisy is betrayal in trusts, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The signs of a hypocrite are three: 1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ). 3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest.
آية المنافق ثلاث: إذا حدث كذب، وإذا وعد أخلف، وإذا أؤتمن خان
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