Working Muslim women

[KunFayaKun]

What is the appropriate Islamic ruling regarding a woman working out of want?

I know it is permissible to work out of need, but is there room for a woman to work just because she wants to earn money and stand independently on her own feet?

Or if she is the provider for her parents, does it mean that it then becomes her responsibility to financially support her parents?

 

[Aapa]

Assalaam alaikum,

You are asking questions that are in the sticky area.

It is better if a woman is able to stay home and raise the children by providing them the fundamentals of Islamic living.

To keep it short and simple:

It is imperative to try and keep the work as halaal as possible. You want to be in an environment that is conducive to Islam. You want minimal contact with the opposite gender. That is where the sticky stuff comes in. How do you reconcile this dilemma. Many women have to wear uniforms that are similar to dress as men. Can a woman do that without compromising her faith.

The money a woman earns is hers. The question arises what is she going to do with the money. And what constitutes standing independently.

And you raise a good question. I do not have the answer but I ask does the hadith commonly known as the Joy of Work include women?

 

[hayat84]

salam 'alikum,I think that a woman should stay at home taking care of her children if she has got,or if she's single and lives with her parents,she could "hide" herself until the right man will take care of her
I've never worked in my life,because my father took care of me until I left my home and I still don't work,except for the children.I feel protected from the outsode's "smell".but I wish one day,when I'll be older,to earn some money to go to Hajj.it's said that to go there it's needed the money which is gained honestly,with difficulties.

 

[tic_tac_toe]

What is the appropriate Islamic ruling regarding a woman working out of want?

I know it is permissible to work out of need, but is there room for a woman to work just because she wants to earn money and stand independently on her own feet?

Or if she is the provider for her parents, does it mean that it then becomes her responsibility to financially support her parents?

:salam2:

Depends of where she is "wanting" to work. If she is working in an environment where she has no interaction with other men and Shariah is being followed e.g. as a teacher in an Islamic School where her interaction is with little children and other Sisters then there isn't much wrong with that.

If she is a provider and there is no other choice then she doesn't really have a choice so let her observe the rules of Hijab and turn to :Allah: for assistance.

 

[KunFayaKun]

Thank you for your opinions!

 

[strive-may-i]

Hope this helps you.

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