Working is a worship in civilized act

• Mastery and proficiency: the worker should do his best to perform his work properly
• Sincerity: when the worker intends his work for the sake of Allah to please Him and win his paradise
• Legitimate effort intended for the sake of Allah, aimed at earning an income and contributing to the development and prosperity of one’s society and homeland
• Working gives a person psychological needs such as self-esteem and respect
• There is much wisdom behind working
• Duties of a worker

  • To keep the properties of the employer safe, maintain them and protect them from damage
  • To perform the work according to agreed conditions
• Working provides necessary material needs for individuals and their families such as food, clothes, shelter, etc.
• Working enables a person to avoid the humility of begging
• Legitimacy: the work should not violate the sharia of Allah
• Knowledge: the worker must be knowledgeable about the essentials of his work so that he performs it perfectly
• Our prophet worked in a trade and Dawood worked as a smith who made battle shields
• Rights of a worker

  • Working hours need to be specified along with the appropriate wage depending on the abilities and talents of the worker
  • Paying the worker’s wage immediately without delay
  • Respecting the worker and respecting his human dignity