halal or haram ?

[cat eyes]

what you are saying is rubbish my friends are working for top retailers such as zara and river island..tk max they even give me discounts when ever i meet them they wear hijab and they got the job with no problems i also went for a job interview recently and she did not see me for what i was wearing but for what i could bring to the company and what experience i have and as brothers and sisters have said here it is Allah who gives the job not the employers

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

what you are saying is rubbish my friends are working for top retailers such as zara and river island..tk max they even give me discounts when ever i meet them they wear hijab and they got the job with no problems i also went for a job interview recently and she did not see me for what i was wearing but for what i could bring to the company and what experience i have and as brothers and sisters have said here it is Allah who gives the job not the employers

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, It is only by the deception of shaythan that many of our sisters prevent themselves from wearing the hijaab and jilbab because they think they will not get jobs.

It is ONLY by the will of Allah that a person gets any job and what is one going to say to Allah on the day of judgement for not covering oneself because of the fact they feared they may not get 'employment'.

Allah will say do you think it is upto the employers if you get a job? Does the person not know that it is ONLY by the will of Allah that a person gets any job and only by the will of Allah that even a leaf falls from a tree!

Only by Allah's will does EVERYTHING happen for he is the lord of the worlds and master of the universe.

So why are we trying to please our employers and not Allah? He is our employer and ONLY by his will does EVERYTHING happen in our lives!

 

[cat eyes]

yes its true some women do not seem to realise how cunning shaytan actually is. i am not saying i am perfect either ive only stopped wearing make up 7months ago as i was also getting the same attention the sister was getting it was only by the mercy of Allah that im getting one step further with my deen everyday, i do get the odd whisper here and there when i am getting ready to go out to put on some perfume or red lip gloss or make my hijab a bit loose but Alhamdulilah ive managed to ignore these evil whispers only the shaytan wanting to make us go astray. he is our jihad every single day of our lives!

 

[nilufer]

Asslamou Alaikoum Warahmatou ALLAH Taala Wabarakatou,

Now i have an other problem , After i read your posts then i changed my mind and i told my husband that i will not do modelling and that i will look for a job in company or factory but hes answer was doing modelling or no other jobs and i asked him why he said because if i do modelling he will come with me and he will see everything but if i go to an other job so they cannot let him stay with me because he does not trust workers so now i really dont know what to do and our finance situation getting worse and worse and so many problems and dont know really what to do ALLAH SWT knows my heart and mind how iam fighting my self to not do anything up set ALLAH SWT but look at my situation i dont know really what to do ?

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

Asslamou Alaikoum Warahmatou ALLAH Taala Wabarakatou,

Now i have an other problem , After i read your posts then i changed my mind and i told my husband that i will not do modelling and that i will look for a job in company or factory but hes answer was doing modelling or no other jobs and i asked him why he said because if i do modelling he will come with me and he will see everything but if i go to an other job so they cannot let him stay with me because he does not trust workers so now i really dont know what to do and our finance situation getting worse and worse and so many problems and dont know really what to do ALLAH SWT knows my heart and mind how iam fighting my self to not do anything up set ALLAH SWT but look at my situation i dont know really what to do ?

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, This is also another test for you sister. Just explain to your husband the situation that you went into this without even looking at the implications of whether its haraam and halal for you and now you have found out that it is haraam so you will not be going ahead with it anymore as it will anger Allah. Explain to your husband all of this and tell him that you do not want to earn haraam money for that will make your situation worse.
Sister you will eventually find a job that Allah is happy with but never consider a job like this to be a solution to your problems for there is no solution in that which is haraam only further problems in this world and the next. Ask of Allah and rely,trust, ahve faith and full hope in him for he will help you inshallah.

and Allah knows best

 

[nilufer]

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, This is also another test for you sister. Just explain to your husband the situation that you went into this without even looking at the implications of whether its haraam and halal for you and now you have found out that it is haraam so you will not be going ahead with it anymore as it will anger Allah. Explain to your husband all of this and tell him that you do not want to earn haraam money for that will make your situation worse.
Sister you will eventually find a job that Allah is happy with but never consider a job like this to be a solution to your problems for there is no solution in that which is haraam only further problems in this world and the next. Ask of Allah and rely,trust, ahve faith and full hope in him for he will help you inshallah.

and Allah knows best

Brother my husband is muslim also and hes fear from ALLAH SWT but the job i will do is not a modelling like castings or catwalk in front of the people or doing pictures as naked is a kind of commercial video we see on the TV or catalogue like family advertise with respect clothes especially there is winter clothes with long clothes and hats covering the hair thats why my husband see it as not something haram as we watch muslim channels full of muslims girls doing respect commercial advertising for a short term and thats what making me accept it otherwise i cannot accept any modelling with showing off and opening the body in front of people plus my husband will be with me as well

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

Brother my husband is muslim also and hes fear from ALLAH SWT but the job i will do is not a modelling like castings or catwalk in front of the people or doing pictures as naked is a kind of commercial video we see on the TV or catalogue like family advertise with respect clothes especially there is winter clothes with long clothes and hats covering the hair thats why my husband see it as not something haram as we watch muslim channels full of muslims girls doing respect commercial advertising for a short term and thats what making me accept it otherwise i cannot accept any modelling with showing off and opening the body in front of people plus my husband will be with me as well

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, sister clearly shaythan is trying to give you excuses to justify you doing a job like this. If you think that showing off your beauty and awrah is justified and permissable in the eyes of Allah then go ahead with the job sister. But I can only advise you on what is best for you in accordance with Islam and there is no solution to your problem in a job like this where you will advertise your beauty and awrah.

A woman's Awrah is her entire body with the exception of her face and hands and according to some interpretations, her entire body including her face and hands. A woman's Awrah must not be seen by any non-Mahram men, because exposing the Awrah is unlawful in Islam.

Prophet Muhammad, sallalahu alaihi wa sallam said:
"All of a woman is Awrah. When she leaves her home, Satan looks at her."
Reported by Imam At-Tirmidhi in his Sunan.

Here is evidance from the holy Quran that exposing any part of a woman's Awrah is haram - known or unknown, recognizable or not.

Surah an-Nur ayah 31: And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their beauty except what is apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings to cover their bosoms, and not to display their beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule, or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent, and not to strike their feet on the ground so as to make known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to Allah together, O you the faithful, in order that you are successful.

This ayah from the holy Quran is the best evidence because the people a woman is allowed to display her beauty to are listed in this ayah, they are "their husbands or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons or their womenfolk or what their right hands rule, or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent."

It also has to be said that many of the women in those advertisements that you talk about in abayas and hijaabs that don't even cover their beauty properly are actually non Muslim women. Even if they are Muslim do their wrong actions mean that you should also follow them? Would you follow someone into Jannah or Jahannam? So follow the actions of the pious Muslimah and not women like this who are leading themselves into Jahannam by showing their beauty and awrah.

 

[nilufer]

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, sister clearly shaythan is trying to give you excuses to justify you doing a job like this. If you think that showing off your beauty and awrah is justified and permissable in the eyes of Allah then go ahead with the job sister. But I can only advise you on what is best for you in accordance with Islam and there is no solution to your problem in a job like this where you will advertise your beauty and awrah.

A woman's Awrah is her entire body with the exception of her face and hands and according to some interpretations, her entire body including her face and hands. A woman's Awrah must not be seen by any non-Mahram men, because exposing the Awrah is unlawful in Islam.

Prophet Muhammad, sallalahu alaihi wa sallam said:
"All of a woman is Awrah. When she leaves her home, Satan looks at her."
Reported by Imam At-Tirmidhi in his Sunan.

Here is evidance from the holy Quran that exposing any part of a woman's Awrah is haram - known or unknown, recognizable or not.

Surah an-Nur ayah 31: And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their beauty except what is apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings to cover their bosoms, and not to display their beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule, or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent, and not to strike their feet on the ground so as to make known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to Allah together, O you the faithful, in order that you are successful.

This ayah from the holy Quran is the best evidence because the people a woman is allowed to display her beauty to are listed in this ayah, they are "their husbands or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons or their womenfolk or what their right hands rule, or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent."

It also has to be said that many of the women in those advertisements that you talk about in abayas and hijaabs that don't even cover their beauty properly are actually non Muslim women. Even if they are Muslim do their wrong actions mean that you should also follow them? Would you follow someone into Jannah or Jahannam? So follow the actions of the pious Muslimah and not women like this who are leading themselves into Jahannam by showing their beauty and awrah.

Brother i understand what you mean and i agree with you but how can i convince my husband now and he already put it in his mind as a solution for our finance problems ?

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

Brother i understand what you mean and i agree with you but how can i convince my husband now and he already put it in his mind as a solution for our finance problems ?

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, show him the evidance i gave you and tell him that it is haraam and against Islam and that you must not show your awrah to anyone else especially in advertising. Also tell him that you would not want to earn this haraam money as it is not a solution for your financial problems at all but may make it worse as well as the fact that Allah does not accept deeds and duas of those who earn haraam money. My sister though halal money is harder to earn it is always better. This is a test for you so be firm that you will not earn in this way and ask of Allah and trust in him.

 

[nilufer]

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, show him the evidance i gave you and tell him that it is haraam and against Islam and that you must not show your awrah to anyone else especially in advertising. Also tell him that you would not want to earn this haraam money as it is not a solution for your financial problems at all but may make it worse as well as the fact that Allah does not accept deeds and duas of those who earn haraam money. My sister though halal money is harder to earn it is always better. This is a test for you so be firm that you will not earn in this way and ask of Allah and trust in him.

Brother i did told him but he didnt convince as he believe that still is not haram and he said that is like any job you do your work and you get paid so really iam in a bad situation

 

[Insaanah]

Brother i did told him but he didnt convince as he believe that still is not haram and he said that is like any job you do your work and you get paid so really iam in a bad situation

sister,

This is not like any other job.

When women get chosen to do modelling, they get chosen either because of the shape of their body, or the prettiness of their face, or both.

Both of which Muslim women have been told to protect. In other jobs people are not concentrating on, nor giving you the job for, your looks, body and face. That is the difference.

If the brother posting above has convinced you that it is wrong, then you can easily convince your husband inshaAllah. Tell him that you don't want to do a job where you get chosen for your body or face, the things we have been told to protect. You are not a piece of flesh used to advertise or model or sell something. You, as a Muslim woman, are worth much more than that.

Trust in Allah and make a real effort to a) save money where you can, and b) to look elsewhere.

InshaAllah even if you have to live on less money, you will find more peace in your heart than if you did this "job".
And you can't buy peace in your heart with money, neither can you buy Allah's pleasure with money.

May Allah ease your circumstances. Ameen.

 

[nilufer]

Asslamou Alaikoum Warahmatou ALLAH Taala Wabarakatou,

Sister you are even i proposed to my husband that i can find a job in any factory but he refused it and said that only i can modelling as he will be with me , I really dont know what to do plus we cannot save anything as all his small salary gone to rent and bills plus i took so much money from friends as a loan and now they want it and how can i pay them they dont want to be patient really we are in a difficult situation and ALLAH SWT knows our situation

 

[Insaanah]

Asslamou Alaikoum Warahmatou ALLAH Taala Wabarakatou,

Sister you are even i proposed to my husband that i can find a job in any factory but he refused it and said that only i can modelling as he will be with me , I really dont know what to do plus we cannot save anything as all his small salary gone to rent and bills plus i took so much money from friends as a loan and now they want it and how can i pay them they dont want to be patient really we are in a difficult situation and ALLAH SWT knows our situation

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh Sister,

I really feel for you and your situation. May Allah make matters easy for you, ease your circumstances, and solve your problems. Ameen.

In terms of this job, we've advised you to the best of our ability and limited knowledge.

My advice still stands. However, now it's over to you. May Allah guide you to a good course of action.

My du'aas are with you for the best of Allah's pleasure in this world and the hereafter. Ameen.

 

[nilufer]

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh Sister,

I really feel for you and your situation. May Allah make matters easy for you, ease your circumstances, and solve your problems. Ameen.

In terms of this job, we've advised you to the best of our ability and limited knowledge.

My advice still stands. However, now it's over to you. May Allah guide you to a good course of action.

My du'aas are with you for the best of Allah's pleasure in this world and the hereafter. Ameen.

Jazaki Allah SWT kher sister

 

[Salihah]

Well, I dont know if it is halal or haram, but I think this kind of job will bring more trouble into your marriage. More over you are not able to control who is looking at these pictures in the end and for what purpose.
This job seems to be limited for a short time so its not a good solution for your money problem. :hmm:

Your husband wants you to stay at home and dont take that job. So why do you want to give him more trouble. I would prefer to live in a peaceful home than to be wealthy.

 

[nilufer]

Well, I dont know if it is halal or haram, but I think this kind of job will bring more trouble into your marriage. More over you are not able to control who is looking at these pictures in the end and for what purpose.
This job seems to be limited for a short time so its not a good solution for your money problem. :hmm:

Your husband wants you to stay at home and dont take that job. So why do you want to give him more trouble. I would prefer to live in a peaceful home than to be wealthy.

Sister thank you for your advice but my husband wants me to do it because he will be with me but hes against me to do others jobs

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

Sister thank you for your advice but my husband wants me to do it because he will be with me but hes against me to do others jobs

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, My sister know that you are being tested in regards to wealth as Allah states in the Qur'an:

We will surely test you in your wealth and in yourselves and you will hear many hurtful things from those who were given the book before you and from those who associate others with Allah. If you are steadfast and beware of Allah, that is the strongest position.
Aal 'Imraan: 186

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "When Allah desires good for someone, He tries him with hardships." [Sahîh al-Bukhârî]

The Muslim may be tested by all sorts of difficulties like sickness, lack of income, and disobedience from his children. In fact, the many afflictions that may beset a person are incalculable. This is the point that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was stressing when he mentioned: “fatigue, illness, anxiety, sorrow, harm or sadness …even to the extent of a thorn pricking him”.

All of these afflictions, if endured patiently by the believer, are a means of attaining Allah’s forgiveness as well as His reward.

Every one of us is being tested by Allah. He tests us all in different ways. We should not assume that the difficulties that we face in life are punishments or are signs that Allah is displeased with us. Likewise, we should never construe the success and pleasures that others enjoy as signs that Allah is pleased with them or that they are privileged. Sometimes, quite the opposite is true.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “If Allah wants good for his servant, He hurries on His punishment in this world, and if He wills ill for a servant, he holds back punishing him for his sin so He can give it to him in full on the Day of Resurrection.”

Allah makes it clear that everything in our lives – the good and the bad of it– is a trial for us. How will we cope in the situation that Allah has placed for us? Will we be grateful in prosperity and patient in affliction or will we be arrogant and disobedient?

Allah says: “Every soul shall taste of death. And We will test you with evil and with good by way of trial. And to Us is your return.” [Sûrah al-Anbiyâ’: 35].

Allah says: “Know that your wealth and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a mighty reward.” [Sûrah al-Anfâl: 28]

Many people do not realize that they are tried just as severely with the good that they are given as they are by the misfortunes that befall them. Allah says: “And as for man, whenever his Lord tries him by honoring him and makes him lead an easy life, he says: ‘My Lord honors me’. But when He tries him by straitening his means of subsistence, he says: ‘My Lord has disgraced me’.” [Sûrah al-Fajr: 15-16]

Some people are blessed to be born and raised in good Muslim families then turn their backs on Islam, while others are born and raised in non-Muslim countries to unbelieving parents and grow up to be among the best of Muslims.

We are tried with wealth as well as poverty. If we are wealthy, will we hoard our wealth or spend in charity? Will we use it for lawful purposes or squander it in vice? Will we trust in Allah in our investments, or will our avarice and fear of losing our wealth make us take recourse to unlawful means to preserve it and increase it?

If we are poor, will we be content and patient and seek lawful means to attain our sustenance or will we resort to unlawful means to meet our needs? Will we accept the fact that Allah gives more to some people than he does to others, or will we grow hateful and vindictive?

We are tested with health as well as sickness. A man with good eyesight is tested with regards to his use of it. Will he use the blessing of his sight to good purpose or to gaze at unlawful things? His good eyesight may be what takes him to Hell. A blind man is tested whether he will bear patiently with his disability. His patience in affliction may be what earns him his place in Paradise. Our goal is the Hereafter and we are all being tested.

Allah says: “It is He who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is best in deeds.” [Sûrah al-Mulk: 2]

We may also be tested through others. We know from experience that even a small child can experience suffering as well as a person who is mentally handicapped to such a degree that he cannot understand the concepts of Islam and is not legally accountable. Though it may not be that such a person is not undergoing tests of his own; however his plight may very well be a test for those his life affects. How will they treat him? Will they care for him, respect him, and give him his rights?

We may not be able to fathom the wisdom behind why Allah decrees what He does for us or for others of His creatures. However, we must know that Allah does everything in accordance with His wisdom and bear our trials patiently.

Ultimately, we must remember the words of Allah in the Qur’ân: “He cannot be questioned for what He does but they will be questioned.” [Sûrah al-Anbiyâ’: 23]

So my sister It is down to you whatever decision you make in learn and know that you will answer for it. Also know that this money will never benefit you or alleviate your dire financial circumstances.For the person who earns haram will eat haram and the person who earns and eats haram their deeds and dua's are not accepted so is is really worth it?

If you husband asked you to jump off a cliff would you? If you know it is haram then why would you insist on still going ahead with it? Doing this job will never give you peace in your heart for it will pollute your heart and soul so contemplate your move carefully for shaythan wants you to do the shoot for he knows you will fall into haram in doing so.

These are my final words to you on this matter.

May Allah help us pass the tests that befall us and make us of the patient and persevering. Ameen

 

[nilufer]

Ameen, Jazaka ALLAH SWT kher brother

 

[nilufer]

Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, My sister know that you are being tested in regards to wealth as Allah states in the Qur'an:

We will surely test you in your wealth and in yourselves and you will hear many hurtful things from those who were given the book before you and from those who associate others with Allah. If you are steadfast and beware of Allah, that is the strongest position.
Aal 'Imraan: 186

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "When Allah desires good for someone, He tries him with hardships." [Sahîh al-Bukhârî]

The Muslim may be tested by all sorts of difficulties like sickness, lack of income, and disobedience from his children. In fact, the many afflictions that may beset a person are incalculable. This is the point that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was stressing when he mentioned: “fatigue, illness, anxiety, sorrow, harm or sadness …even to the extent of a thorn pricking him”.

All of these afflictions, if endured patiently by the believer, are a means of attaining Allah’s forgiveness as well as His reward.

Every one of us is being tested by Allah. He tests us all in different ways. We should not assume that the difficulties that we face in life are punishments or are signs that Allah is displeased with us. Likewise, we should never construe the success and pleasures that others enjoy as signs that Allah is pleased with them or that they are privileged. Sometimes, quite the opposite is true.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “If Allah wants good for his servant, He hurries on His punishment in this world, and if He wills ill for a servant, he holds back punishing him for his sin so He can give it to him in full on the Day of Resurrection.”

Allah makes it clear that everything in our lives – the good and the bad of it– is a trial for us. How will we cope in the situation that Allah has placed for us? Will we be grateful in prosperity and patient in affliction or will we be arrogant and disobedient?

Allah says: “Every soul shall taste of death. And We will test you with evil and with good by way of trial. And to Us is your return.” [Sûrah al-Anbiyâ’: 35].

Allah says: “Know that your wealth and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a mighty reward.” [Sûrah al-Anfâl: 28]

Many people do not realize that they are tried just as severely with the good that they are given as they are by the misfortunes that befall them. Allah says: “And as for man, whenever his Lord tries him by honoring him and makes him lead an easy life, he says: ‘My Lord honors me’. But when He tries him by straitening his means of subsistence, he says: ‘My Lord has disgraced me’.” [Sûrah al-Fajr: 15-16]

Some people are blessed to be born and raised in good Muslim families then turn their backs on Islam, while others are born and raised in non-Muslim countries to unbelieving parents and grow up to be among the best of Muslims.

We are tried with wealth as well as poverty. If we are wealthy, will we hoard our wealth or spend in charity? Will we use it for lawful purposes or squander it in vice? Will we trust in Allah in our investments, or will our avarice and fear of losing our wealth make us take recourse to unlawful means to preserve it and increase it?

If we are poor, will we be content and patient and seek lawful means to attain our sustenance or will we resort to unlawful means to meet our needs? Will we accept the fact that Allah gives more to some people than he does to others, or will we grow hateful and vindictive?

We are tested with health as well as sickness. A man with good eyesight is tested with regards to his use of it. Will he use the blessing of his sight to good purpose or to gaze at unlawful things? His good eyesight may be what takes him to Hell. A blind man is tested whether he will bear patiently with his disability. His patience in affliction may be what earns him his place in Paradise. Our goal is the Hereafter and we are all being tested.

Allah says: “It is He who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is best in deeds.” [Sûrah al-Mulk: 2]

We may also be tested through others. We know from experience that even a small child can experience suffering as well as a person who is mentally handicapped to such a degree that he cannot understand the concepts of Islam and is not legally accountable. Though it may not be that such a person is not undergoing tests of his own; however his plight may very well be a test for those his life affects. How will they treat him? Will they care for him, respect him, and give him his rights?

We may not be able to fathom the wisdom behind why Allah decrees what He does for us or for others of His creatures. However, we must know that Allah does everything in accordance with His wisdom and bear our trials patiently.

Ultimately, we must remember the words of Allah in the Qur’ân: “He cannot be questioned for what He does but they will be questioned.” [Sûrah al-Anbiyâ’: 23]

So my sister It is down to you whatever decision you make in learn and know that you will answer for it. Also know that this money will never benefit you or alleviate your dire financial circumstances.For the person who earns haram will eat haram and the person who earns and eats haram their deeds and dua's are not accepted so is is really worth it?

If you husband asked you to jump off a cliff would you? If you know it is haram then why would you insist on still going ahead with it? Doing this job will never give you peace in your heart for it will pollute your heart and soul so contemplate your move carefully for shaythan wants you to do the shoot for he knows you will fall into haram in doing so.

These are my final words to you on this matter.

May Allah help us pass the tests that befall us and make us of the patient and persevering. Ameen

Ameen, Jazaka ALLAH SWT kher brother