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Salaam sister,
Yes, so long as it does not cause the sister to step beyond the bounds of Islam such as being a physical care-person of the opposite sex. Being a teacher of female students, I can only imagine that working in an office would be allowed...
I am not a Muslim so maybe the other Sisters would know more.
Guidelines on women working outside the home
http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/106815/women working
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simple answer to the simple Question.OF course=)
i hope you do know hadhrat khajeedja dear sister and hadhrat zainab too^_^ever heard of them!!
simple answer to the simple Question.OF course=)
i hope you do know hadhrat khajeedja dear sister and hadhrat zainab too^_^ever heard of them!!
ahmed_indian
to Allah we belong
,the fatwa above told all:
in brief:
1. proper clothes (with niqab if fear of fitnah), no perfumes.
2. no mixing of men-women
3. proper care of home and family
Salaam,
Great question.
My answer is this: A Muslim woman has to do what she has to do; sometimes it is impossible to not mix with the opposite sex. If you are the bread winner in the family you work to put food on the table.
A woman can not have the luxury to work in a single sex environment. It means she has to be a firmer believer.
Those who give us great answers sometimes do not have to live in the reality of life.
There are ideal situations and then there is the reality.
I always ask those who say women should do this and that..what about the servant woman who works in your home. That is an environment where there is mingling of the sexes..does the woman have a choice? No she has to work.
The women who work in stores have to interact with men..and they have to work.
This is an economic reality. It reeks of a caste system.
I am not advocating that a woman work in a place that is haram. I am simply stating we have to look at the big picture.
In non-Muslim countries sometimes niqab is out of the question.
The make-up and perfume issues are minute.
Common sense can prevail at times. Do you allow your children to starve or do you work.
Great question.
My answer is this: A Muslim woman has to do what she has to do; sometimes it is impossible to not mix with the opposite sex. If you are the bread winner in the family you work to put food on the table.
A woman can not have the luxury to work in a single sex environment. It means she has to be a firmer believer.
Those who give us great answers sometimes do not have to live in the reality of life.
There are ideal situations and then there is the reality.
I always ask those who say women should do this and that..what about the servant woman who works in your home. That is an environment where there is mingling of the sexes..does the woman have a choice? No she has to work.
The women who work in stores have to interact with men..and they have to work.
This is an economic reality. It reeks of a caste system.
I am not advocating that a woman work in a place that is haram. I am simply stating we have to look at the big picture.
In non-Muslim countries sometimes niqab is out of the question.
The make-up and perfume issues are minute.
Common sense can prevail at times. Do you allow your children to starve or do you work.
kayleigh
Junior Member
Of course. Many of the early Muslim women held jobs - merchants, doctors, etc.
I agree with aapa of course - you have to do what is necessary if you need a job to pay the bills and put food on the table. No one is going to do it for you while you sit at home. There's no such thing as "women's work" either - you should do whatever job you have the ability to do.
I agree with aapa of course - you have to do what is necessary if you need a job to pay the bills and put food on the table. No one is going to do it for you while you sit at home. There's no such thing as "women's work" either - you should do whatever job you have the ability to do.
aslamjiffry
Hubbu Rasoolullah
Yaa Islam Allows women to Study and also to do Jobs....... Islam is very Simple and Clear religion
HIBBA2009
Daughter of Adam
the fatwa above told all:
in brief:
1. proper clothes (with niqab if fear of fitnah), no perfumes.
2. no mixing of men-women
3. proper care of home and family
Asalamalikum brother
well i agree wid ur opinion but the 2nd u said that no mixing of men n women ......i think there r no place where men n women both r not working ...
ahmed_indian
to Allah we belong
well..thats a sad reality
but u live in saudi arabia...right? then that should not be much of a problem for you. we have women-sections as you must be knowing that.
kayleigh
Junior Member
Yeah women-only jobs are practically impossible to find in the West. Even when I worked with all female staffs with nearly all female customers, I still had a few men I had to interact with. There's certainly jobs that seriously limit the time you spend with men, or the number of men you encounter. But these days, no one can afford to be picky.
Salaam,
And we women have to worker harder..we have more at stake. ( some of the jobs I have had that I have omit from my resume..one would think I was a man).
The sad economic reality is such that we have to humble ourselves and be grateful that we are employed. Every day I see men and women going through the garbage scouring for pastic bottles to earn money. And this is in Southern California.
It is often easier for women to work than men. Women can work as domestics whereas it difficult for men to work. Roles do get reversed. We can not assume these hard working people are not pious. We have to respect the sacrificies they make.
And we women have to worker harder..we have more at stake. ( some of the jobs I have had that I have omit from my resume..one would think I was a man).
The sad economic reality is such that we have to humble ourselves and be grateful that we are employed. Every day I see men and women going through the garbage scouring for pastic bottles to earn money. And this is in Southern California.
It is often easier for women to work than men. Women can work as domestics whereas it difficult for men to work. Roles do get reversed. We can not assume these hard working people are not pious. We have to respect the sacrificies they make.