In the environment I am working, I am in the midst of females.

Answer

Your job is haraam. It is incumbent to find other work. It is not permissible to cast yourself in a zina environment. Rizq has been predetermined and it is sealed. Rasulullah (Sa lla ll ahu al a yh i wasallam) said:

"Earning a halaal rizq is the obligation after the Fardh Salaat." The Mashaaikh say: "Upon us is the obligation to worship Him as He has commanded, and on Him is the obligation to feed us as He has promised."

Allah Ta'ala has not ordained haraam avenues for searching rizq. In this dunya trials must be expected. You are obliged to search for halaal employment. If you earnestly search and make dua, a halaal avenue will open up. Settling for a haraam job is a defeatist attitude which signifies disbelief in the Promise and Commands of Allah Ta'ala. Make a genuine search for halaal rizq and accept a halaal opportunity even if the wage is substantially lower.

After the trial and submission to Allah's Law, He will open up further and better avenues. Your job-environment is satanic. Your akhlaaq are imperceptibly being ruined and your Imaan is being tarnished in the immoral haraam environment. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:

"If you have tawakkul (trust) on Allah in the true meaning of the term, He will feed you as He feeds the birds. They emerge from their nests hungry, and they return fully satiated."

1000 VERSES

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that the recitation of Surah Takaathur at night is the equivalent of having recited 1000 Qur'aanic verses. Therefore, take advantage of this very simple

amal to gain maximum thawaab.

Maariful Qur'an of Hadhrat Mufti Shafee (rahmatullahi alayh)

BROTHER AND FRIEND

Hadhrat Yahya Bin Muaaz (Rahmatullah alayh) said: "Your brother is he who alerts you to your faults, and your friend is he who warns you of your sins."

THE HUMAN DEV- ILS AND THE

JINN DEVILS

"Thus have We appointed for every Nabi enemies who are human devils and jinn devils. They whisper to one another adorned statements of deception (for misleading and deceiving) (Al-An'aam, 112)

MADAARIS REFLECT!

Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thaanvi (rahmatullah alayh) said:

''Some Madaaris have the custom of issuing the Sanad-e -Fadhielat

(Certificate of Qualification) and awarding the Dastaarbandi (the ceremony of tying the Turban of Qualification) to just any student whether he possesses ability or not and whether he practices according to his Ilm or not. (Islaahur Rusoom)

(Arabic passage, page 11 of the original PDF)