It is better for a woman to remain with her husband and children than to go out to work
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Question:
From the Zahrān region of al-Bāḥah, the questioner who used the initials (A. M.) as a code for her name says: Your Eminence, the Shaykh—may Allah preserve you—she recalls that she is a married woman with children, and she works as a teacher in the primary school. She mentions and says: My husband wants me to stay at home with the children and leave teaching, even though I leave school at a time that is not late, sometimes at eleven thirty or twelve, on the pretext of the maid we have, as we have a Muslim maid who is pious and committed, and he does not see her or encounter her. And I love my husband and my children, and I love my job, and I do not want to lose it, so please guide us in light of my question, may you be rewarded?
Answer:
There is no doubt that your staying with your children and kids is the benefit and the good, and that the presence of the maid in the house instead of you is not sufficient; rather, there is danger between her and your husband.
So the result is: what I see is your presence with the children, and leaving teaching, that you remain with your children and your husband, and you fulfill the obligation, and you preserve your reputation and your husband’s reputation.
So the point is: that your staying at home is better and more suitable, and Allah will suffice you regarding the teaching, and He will make it easy for them to find someone to take your place. Your religion and your trust are more important and more binding on you, so staying at home has many benefits for raising the children. There is no doubt that this is better for you, and more suitable for you and your husband, and we ask Allah to rectify the condition of everyone.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
From the Zahrān region of al-Bāḥah, the questioner who used the initials (A. M.) as a code for her name says: Your Eminence, the Shaykh—may Allah preserve you—she recalls that she is a married woman with children, and she works as a teacher in the primary school. She mentions and says: My husband wants me to stay at home with the children and leave teaching, even though I leave school at a time that is not late, sometimes at eleven thirty or twelve, on the pretext of the maid we have, as we have a Muslim maid who is pious and committed, and he does not see her or encounter her. And I love my husband and my children, and I love my job, and I do not want to lose it, so please guide us in light of my question, may you be rewarded?
Answer:
There is no doubt that your staying with your children and kids is the benefit and the good, and that the presence of the maid in the house instead of you is not sufficient; rather, there is danger between her and your husband.
So the result is: what I see is your presence with the children, and leaving teaching, that you remain with your children and your husband, and you fulfill the obligation, and you preserve your reputation and your husband’s reputation.
So the point is: that your staying at home is better and more suitable, and Allah will suffice you regarding the teaching, and He will make it easy for them to find someone to take your place. Your religion and your trust are more important and more binding on you, so staying at home has many benefits for raising the children. There is no doubt that this is better for you, and more suitable for you and your husband, and we ask Allah to rectify the condition of everyone.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
Source
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