Working for non muslim company
Mu' meneen
Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
ASSALAM OAALIKUM
Dear Brother.
I have a question 2 ask.i mailed u this question
before but i didnt recieve an answer from u.
my mother is a member of
My mom`s job is 2 sell the products to her customers
by simply sitting at home.She doesnt
have 2 go outside to collect the products,neither
does she face other men 2 get the products,all she
does is simply call the company and tell them the name of the products she
wants and the products are directly delivered 2 our house.then
she sells them 2 her friends.
But some people have criticized her involvement in
She also consulted some scholars and they also said tht
there is nothing worng with it.
But still,some people are
still criticizing her involvement in the company saying tht
its not right 2 work for AVON coz its a non-muslim
company(ignoring tht they are also using non-muslim cars and drinks and working in non-muslim companies)
plz tell me if its ok for her to work for the company
and what type of answer should my mom provide to these ignorant people.
thanx
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Answer:
Working for non muslim company
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 60 Surah Mumtahana verse 8: Allah forbids you not
with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith, nor drive you out of
your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.464 Narrated by Aisha
The Prophet (saws) and Abu Bakr employed a
(pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the
tribe of Bani 'Abu bin 'Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he
had to abide by with the tribe of Al-'Asi
bin Wail and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The Prophet (saws) and
Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding camels and told him to
bring them to the
Sunan of Abu-Dawood 3008 Narrated by Bashir
ibn Yasar
When Allah bestowed Khaybar
on the Messenger of Allah (saws) as fay' (spoils of
war without fighting), he divided the whole into thirty six lots. He put aside
a half, i.e. eighteen lots, for the Muslims. Each lot comprised one hundred
shares, and the Prophet (saws) was with them. He received a share like the
share of one of them. The Messenger of
Allah (saws) separated eighteen lots, that is, half, for his future needs and
whatever befell the Muslims. These were al-Watih, al-Kutaybah, as-Salalim and their
colleagues. When all this property came in the possession of the Prophet (saws)
and of the Muslims, they did not have sufficient labourers
to work on it. The Messenger of Allah (saws) called Jews and employed them
on contract.
In principle there is absolutely no harm and no sin in
Islam if one is employed by a disbeliever, or employs a disbeliever, or trades
or does business with a disbeliever; provided the nature of the business is in
essence, halaal. The Messenger of Allah
(saws) himself would conduct business with the Jews and the Pagans.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Wister