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Sister… move forward with clarity, knowing that you are capable of working, and no one can prevent you from doing so except the laws of God. Beyond that, it is permissible for you.
However, for your own well-being, I respectfully draw your attention to several important matters:
Your work should not compromise your dignity and respect… Many women fall into undesirable situations, while the few who speak from a position of strength have special advantages.
Your work environment should be balanced, because close interaction, socializing, and over-familiarity can have serious consequences for your faith and the Hereafter, even if it does not appear clearly in our noisy worldly life: “They know the outward [things] of the worldly life, but they are heedless of the Hereafter” (Surah Ar-Rum, 30:7).
You are noble, and no matter how many distractions or pressures surround you, never compromise the faith and values you were raised with, as some unfortunately have, exchanging them for temporary gains. How can faith ever be sold? “And they sold it for a small price, for a few counted dirhams” (Surah Yusuf, 12:20).
Do not neglect your duties toward your home, children, and husband, because losing them is a loss for you above all. Any job, however “great,” can be done by someone else, but the care and tenderness that come from you are irreplaceable for your family.
Jobs come and go, change, improve, or worsen… but your family, children, and spouse cannot be subjected to gamble or risk.
The Western materialistic perspective on matters such as marriage, divorce, financial support, and household affairs is not a model for you. First and foremost, you are Muslim, secondly Muslim, and finally, Muslim.
Protecting your children and husband is a protection of Islam and society, and neglecting them harms both, even if your salary is high.
There is a common misconception about “working women”—that this term applies only to women who work outside the home and earn a salary. Consequently, women who dedicate themselves to their home and family are considered “unemployed” because they are not financially productive. This recalls those who claimed that performing prayer or fasting “wastes time” or harms economic productivity. They fail to realize that a housewife is indeed working, productive, and often works more than women who are employed outside. Work does not have to be tied to a salary or personal financial gain; volunteering, charity, and good deeds are also work and acts of devotion to God.
The “maternal role,” which only a mother can fulfill, is essential in building human beings and society… and it is the foundation of a righteous woman.
From the book “Sister” by Sayyid Sami Khadra
