{"id":8273,"date":"2020-08-18T08:58:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T12:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/?p=8273"},"modified":"2020-08-18T08:58:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T12:58:58","slug":"female-employment-in-islam-resolution-of-islamic-fiqh-academy-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/?p=8273","title":{"rendered":"Female Employment in Islam: Resolution of Islamic Fiqh Academy, India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u0628\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Translated by: \u1e6c\u0101lib\u0101t of D\u0101rul Im\u0101n, Barbados (1441)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is indeed a reality that Islam places a lot of importance on the stability of the family system. Therefore, in light of this objective, responsibilities between men and women have been distributed in Islam. The responsibilities outside of the home, which include the struggle of earning a living, are associated with men and matters within the home are associated with women. This is the best method of distribution (of roles\/duties), which has maintained the stability of the family system to a great extent in Muslim societies, even in this day and age. Therefore, earning a living is fundamentally the male\u2019s responsibility and not the female\u2019s. To necessitate that a woman should earn a living without a real need to, in the name of freedom and advancement, is indeed a form of social oppression; that a woman should fulfil her ordained obligations, such as raising and caring for her children and handling the matters of the home, as well as being involved in this struggle (of earning a living) with men.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <em>Shar\u012b<\/em><em>\u02bf<\/em><em>ah<\/em> (Islamic Law) has not placed the responsibility of earning a living on the woman in general circumstances. However, it is permissible for her to earn a living by staying within the boundaries of the <em>Shar\u012b<\/em><em>\u02bf<\/em><em>ah<\/em> (Islamic Law).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fundamentally<strong>,<\/strong> the <em>Shar\u012b<\/em><em>\u02bf<\/em><em>ah<\/em> (Islamic Law) has not placed the responsibility of financial maintenance on the woman. However, in certain circumstances, she has been assigned with the responsibility of financial maintenance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exerting efforts to earn a living is permissible for women as long as they fully take into consideration the boundaries and the conditions of the <em>Shar\u012b<\/em><em>\u02bf<\/em><em>ah<\/em> (Islamic Law).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is permissible for a woman to choose any form of livelihood within the confines of her home, on the condition that the rights of the husband and children are not affected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A- If the husband or guardian is providing for the woman, then it is necessary for her to seek their permission to exit the house for the sake of earning a living, whether or not the place is within the distance of a <em>shar<\/em> <em>\u02bf<\/em><em>\u012b journey\u00a0(safar).<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0B- It is necessary to have a husband or a <em>ma<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em>ram<\/em> in order to go out at night for earning a living.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If a woman goes out of the house for a livelihood, it is important to keep the following in mind:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify; list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The permission of the guardian or the husband is needed, except that the guardian or the husband does not give her financial maintenance and she has no choice but to earn a living.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Shar<\/em> <em>\u02bf<\/em><em>\u012b<\/em> <em>\u1e25<\/em><em>ij\u0101b<\/em> (pardah) should be fully adhered to.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clothing should not be attractive to men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perfume should not be used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There should be no intermingling with men at all.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Solitude with a strange male should never occur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rights of husband and children should not be neglected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"8\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Employed women should work in such institutions where only women serve, however if a male is in charge of the institution, in that case, it would be necessary that no male speak to any female employee in private. If there is a need to discuss something with a male administrator, then the woman should observe full <em>shar<\/em> <em>\u02bf<\/em><em>\u012b<\/em> <em>\u1e25<\/em><em>ij\u0101b<\/em> (pardah), and abstain from softening her voice. Similarly, women should never create an atmosphere of humour and informality with the male administrators.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"9\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is not permissible for women to work in such institutions in which there are also male co-workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"10\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is not permissible for women to reside alone and far away from her family and relatives for the purpose of employment. If there is a dire need, then the female should consult with a <em>Muft<\/em><em>\u012b<\/em> to find a solution for her situation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"11\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The seminar is making an appeal to the government that the night shifts of women be disallowed, as going to the work place or staying there at night is a danger to the safety of their chastity and life. And this is also contrary to the social values of our country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The seminar is making an appeal to the government, educational and welfare institutions, and especially to the Muslim organizations, to make separate educational facilities and hospitals for females. Likewise, separate counters should be designated for women in every facet of their daily lives, so that women and girls could benefit from educational, medical and other services in a pure ethical environment, and so that employment opportunities can increase for women who are in need.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And All\u0101h Ta<em>\u02bf<\/em>\u0101l\u0101 Knows Best.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"rtl\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"ur\">\u0646\u0626\u06d2 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0641\u0642\u06c1 \u0627\u06a9\u06cc\u0688\u0645\u06cc \u06a9\u06d2 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06d2 (\u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06a9 \u0641\u0642\u06c1 \u0627\u06a9\u06cc\u0688\u0645\u06cc \u0627\u0646\u062f\u06cc\u0627) \u0633 \u06f2\u06f4\u06f7 \u0623\u06f2\u06f5\u06f0<\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0628\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645 Translated by: \u1e6c\u0101lib\u0101t of D\u0101rul Im\u0101n, Barbados (1441) It is indeed a reality that Islam places a lot of importance on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,43,52,53,55,56,62,20,76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daughter","category-financial-transactions","category-misc","category-misc-women-issues","category-modesty","category-mother","category-pious-women","category-sisters","category-wife","wpcat-89-id","wpcat-43-id","wpcat-52-id","wpcat-53-id","wpcat-55-id","wpcat-56-id","wpcat-62-id","wpcat-20-id","wpcat-76-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}