WORK ETHICS

Dear Muslims!
Our religion Islam commands one to earn one’s
living by lawful and legitimate means. She
considers every effort made in this cause
to be sacred. It prohibits all kinds
of business and commerce which do not seek the
pleasure of Allah, do not follow the
halal-haram line and which include lying, deception
and injustice.
Dear believers!
As in every field, professional life
also has morality. The basis of
Islamic business and professional morality
is righteousness and honesty. This is the sensitivity to
respect. It’s respect for work. It is about
protecting human dignity and public rights,
not endangering people’s safety.
Dear brothers and sisters !
Our daily lives are affected by everyone
we meet. Among us are
employees, employees,
employers and other people who
work in different fields. Whatever
work environment we
find ourselves in, we are obliged
to establish professional ethics.
Concerning the world of work, our
Prophet (saw) “Give the employee his salary before his
sweat dries. »
We must have sincere and friendly relations
with these people who work around
us. We must provide them with the means to
rest and worship, to
protect their health and to take all safety measures
at work.
Dear believers!
There are also responsibilities that
business and commercial life imposes on
workers and civil servants. Workers and
civil servants should carry out their work
in accordance with the advice of our Prophet
(saw). You must protect the workplace, property and
materials as if they were your property,
scrupulously respect safety rules
, and not endanger your life and that of
your colleagues.
Honorable Muslims!
So, let us cling to the
life-giving principles of Islam in our professional life. Let us give all our means for lawful and fair
trade .
Let’s add abundance and peace to
our lives with halal work and income.
Let us not forget that those who seek the
satisfaction of Allah and follow the good morals of
trade will both obtain their income in a
halal manner and obtain the satisfaction of our
Lord.
I end my speech by translating
the verses that I read at the beginning of my sermon:
“and that in truth, a man only obtains [the
fruit] of his efforts; and that his effort, in truth,
will be presented to him (on the Day of Judgment). Then
he will be fully rewarded. »