Quote from Quwamdeen Durojaiye on January 7, 2023, 3:25 pm

Some Muslims in Muslim minority countries may need to work for unbelievers, say for an agreed number of hours at a specific hourly rate. What is the ruling concerning this type of work?

 

Ruling

There is nothing wrong with a Muslim being hired by an unbeliever for a specific task, if that task is permissible, such as erecting a fence, selling something permissible, etc. This is the ruling of the Permanent Committee for Research and Fatwa.

FATWA

[Ali, the Prophet’s cousin, worked as a labourer for a Jew, drawing water from a well, and getting one date for each bucket of water.’

This arrangement is a contract for a service against remuneration. As such, there is no humiliation to the Muslim and, therefore, it is permissible.

(Related by Ibn Majah and alBayhaqi)

Ibn [Abbas reports: ‘[Ali agreed to work for a Jew, drawing water for him from a well for which he received some dates as payment.

Sources

Aqaliyyat alMuslimah fi alFiqh alIslami.

· Fatawa by The Permanent Committee for Research and Fatwa

· Sulaiman Muhammad Topoliyak, AlAhkam alSiyasiyyah lil

· Khalid Abd al-Qadir, Fiqh alAqaliyyat alMuslimah.