Is it permissible to employ a non-Muslim? Or to work under a non-Muslim? If that non-Muslim is a Qadiani/Ahmadi, then what? — Complete, clear, evidence-based answers in Urdu.

1. Employing a non-Muslim: permissible and allowed for worldly / technical / administrative halal work, provided that the religious and collective interests of the Muslims are not harmed. Evidence: appointing 'Abdullah ibn Urayqit al-Laythi (who was not a Muslim at that time) for a wage as a guide on the journey of the Hijrah (Sahih al-Bukhari: 3905). Exception: purely religious offices (imamate, judiciary, awqaf) and sensitive responsibilities where the secrets/security of the Muslims would be at risk.

2. Working under a non-Muslim: in principle permissible, with conditions. Evidences: 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, labouring in a Jew's orchard, one date for every bucket (Sunan Ibn Majah: 2446, Musnad Ahmad); Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, may Allah be pleased with him, doing blacksmith work at the place of al-'As ibn Wa'il (Sahih al-Bukhari: 2091); Yusuf, peace be upon him, taking charge of the treasuries under the king of Egypt (Yusuf: 55). Conditions: the work itself must be halal (if it involves alcohol/pork/riba/gambling/anti-Islam propaganda, it is haram); there must be no obstruction in the religious obligations (prayer, fasting, Jumu'ah, hijab); there must be no humiliation of the Muslim; there must be no muwalat (heartfelt loyalty) — the relationship only to a professional extent.

3. The ruling on a Qadiani (= archive 056): fundamentally different from ordinary non-Muslims. The finality of Prophethood is a definite creed; a Qadiani is outside the fold of Islam; by the unanimous decision of all the schools of the Ummah, the Fiqh Academy in Jeddah and the Muslim World League, they are in the ruling of an apostate and a heretic (zindiq). Employment under a Qadiani: strictly impermissible and prohibited (unanimous fatwa) — reasons: targeting faith through economic pressure/inducement; being dependent under one who denies the finality of Prophethood is against the zeal of faith and blocking the means. Employing a Qadiani: in ordinary circumstances, complete avoidance is obligatory (the preponderant and agreed position) — a path to mixing, secret preaching and strengthening of the network.

Summary: Dealings/employment with an ordinary non-Muslim, with conditions, are correct; an employment relationship with a Qadiani is prohibited and a danger to faith.

Translated from the original Urdu fatwa.