What is the ruling on saying, “Religion has no place in work”?

Question:
He says: We hear certain words repeated by some officials, saying: "Work is work, and religion has no place in work?"

Answer:
This is a false statement. How can it have no place in work? Religion is everything; it has a place in everything: in people’s deeds, in their homes, in their leadership, in their governance, and in everything. Religion is the foundation of everything, and it is obligatory that all deeds be in accordance with the methodology of the religion. It is obligatory for the servant to turn his face to Allah in all matters: [Surat al-Baqarah: 208], meaning: in all of Islam. It is obligatory to enter into Islam in its entirety, and to be bound by Islam in everything. It is not permissible to evade [the requirements of the religion] in any deed or in any word. The words and deeds of leaders and the led, of men and women, of jinn and humans, must be weighed by the scale of the Shari'ah. Whatever conforms to it is accepted, and whatever contradicts it is rejected and returned to its speaker.
The one who says: "Religion has no place in deeds" is given the opportunity to repent. If he repents, well and good; otherwise, he is killed as a disbeliever—may Allah keep us safe.