What is the ruling on a committed Muslim woman working as a maid for Christians, given that she would prepare pork and alcoholic beverages, and there is a possibility she would be asked to remove her hijab, knowing the difficulty of living in Spain and her embarrassment about returning to her homeland empty-handed?
A Muslim woman hiring herself out to work in Christian homes, which involves preparing pork and alcohol, is forbidden and impermissible. The matter becomes even more prohibited when she is asked to remove her head covering, as revealing hair to non-mahram men is forbidden according to the verse: [And not expose their adornment except that which [ordinarily] appears thereof] (An-Nur: 31). Serving pork and alcohol is cooperation in sin and aggression, based on the verse: [And cooperate not in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty] (Al-Ma'idah: 2). Therefore, this woman must fear Allah and know that this earning is unlawful. If she cannot work according to the regulations of Sharia, she must return to her country, and it is forbidden for her to reside in lands of shirk.
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