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SPEAK GRACIOUSLY TO YOUR BOSS

Question:

Somebody outwardly speaks respectfully to his boss and gives him presents, but inwardly hates doing so and wishes that someone else were in his place. Is this hypocrisy? Despite his aversion to being subordinate, the boss does happen to be someone of noble character.

Answer:

In the Name of Allaah and All praise is for Allaah. This person should be sincere in his dealings, sincere in speaking to his boss, and sincere in supplicating for him. But he should desist from giving him presents, as this may in some situations be equivalent to giving a bribe. Nevertheless, he should pray for his boss at the end of Salah and ask Allaah to help him fulfill his trust.

The believer is the mirror of his brother, so beware of hypocrisy and bribery. Speaking kind and gracious words is good and admirable, words that signify a sincere concern for the person being spoken to.

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 8 Page 103

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REFERRING TO A PERSON AS BEING HARAM

Question:

When a person does something that is deviant or something that goes against the Shari'ah, many people call him Haram. Are they sinning when they call someone by this name or are they blameless in doing so?

Answer:

If a person does something that is indeed unlawful such as fornication, and then people say about him Haram meaning it is unlawful for him to fornicate, then there is no harm in people saying that. But if a person does something that is not unlawful, then it is forbidden to use the word Haram to describe him here, because doing so might confuse between what Allaah made lawful and unlawful in His decree and will, since by their labelling it unlawful they mean Allaah willed it to be such. This is because something could have been prohibited by Allaahs will, or in His Shariah. So what is related to Allaahs actions, then it is prohibited by His will. What is related to the Shariah, then it is prohibited in the Shariah sense, but the prohibition that results from Allaahs will is not up to anyone to decide, rather is up to Allaah Almighty to decide. He is the One who does what He wills; what He wills to occur, it occurs, and what He wills not to occur, it does not. So my view is that this phrase be avoided as much as possible. Even in case where they use it to mean something that is correct, when it is assumed that something is likely to occur, or not likely to occur, it is still, in my view, a statement that one should stay away from.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 8 Page 324

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SAYING ABOUT SOMEONE THAT HE IS CONFIDENT

Question:

What is the ruling regarding saying about somebody that he trusts himself or that he is confident about himself? Does this go against the supplication, and don't make me depend on myself, not even for the blinking of the eye?

Answer:

There is nothing wrong in the sayings you mentioned, because the speaker means that he is sure and convinced about something. No doubt, man's confidence varies according to the occasion: sometimes he is sure about something, sometimes he is hopeful about something, sometimes he is beset with doubts, etc.

So this saying does not go against the Hadith that you mentioned, especially when we consider that someone may be confident about himself by Allaah Almighty and because of what Allaah Almighty has given him, in terms of knowledge, ability, or other gifts.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 8 Page 326

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RECEIVING EXTRA MONEY WITHOUT WORKING AND OUTSIDE OF THE WORK SHIFT

Question:

I am an employee who works for the government. We sometimes receive a bonus from the managers of our department, without us working any extra hours for that bonus. The manager of our department knows about this bonus an approves of it; they say that it is a bonus that, from time to time, employees receive. Can I take this money? If it is not allowed for me to take it, what about the money I received in this way before, money that I have already spent?

Answer:

If the situation is as you described it, it is not permissible for you to take the money, and taking it is considered treachery. Is it necessary for you to return that money to the Governments treasury. If you cant do that, then spend it in charity, to the poor or to any other good cause.

Then repent to Allaah Almighty and make a firm intention not to return and do that sin again. A Muslim is not permitted to take anything from the Muslim treasury except through lawful means approved by the Shari'ah, means that the government knows about and approves of. And with Allaah is the facilitation to do what is right.

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 8 Page 98