The wage of the shepherd who left after his work was completed
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The presenter:
Nasser from al-Majma'ah, please, Nasser.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. But please, go ahead with the salam. May Allah keep you in good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The presenter:
Please, please, state your question, Nasser.
The questioner:
O Shaykh, I had a shepherd who was not under my guarantee, and I agreed with him, O Shaykh, that he would work for me for three months. May you live long, after the month ended, he came to me and said, "Uncle, give me my salary." I said, "No objection, go ahead." So I gave him, O Shaykh, his salary. The next morning, may you live long, I came to the livestock, and by Allah, I was fighting for the halal. He had taken the livestock and run off. Honestly, I got angry, I picked up the phone, and I transferred the money to him via the bank. I said, "Return the money." I heard he returned the money. That one went, and the one thousand I had transferred to him came back to me. I heard, may you live long, he went and took it for three months, four months later, he pointed to me and said, "Give me. Uncle, the salary you have." I said, "You are a runaway, you left the livestock, and you wasted the livestock. And if you had not come at that very moment from the morning, the livestock might have been lost, perhaps."
The presenter:
Okay, and the question, Nasser.
The questioner:
The question, O Shaykh, I don't know, now something is on my mind, I don't know. Should I give it to him now? I don't know where he is.
The presenter:
Okay, listen to the answer.
The questioner:
Give him, O Shaykh, his money and leave it.
The presenter:
Listen to the answer, Nasser.
The Shaykh:
My brother, regarding the work you say he did, that he worked a month with the sheep or the livestock, if he did not work a month, you give him the wage for the month because he earned it by his work, so you give him the wage for the month that he earned from you. And you keep it with you until he comes and takes it. And if you know his address, or if you can reach him at his address, you speak to him at his address and he takes his right. The important thing is that his right for this month is in your liability. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Nasser from al-Majma'ah, please, Nasser.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. But please, go ahead with the salam. May Allah keep you in good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The presenter:
Please, please, state your question, Nasser.
The questioner:
O Shaykh, I had a shepherd who was not under my guarantee, and I agreed with him, O Shaykh, that he would work for me for three months. May you live long, after the month ended, he came to me and said, "Uncle, give me my salary." I said, "No objection, go ahead." So I gave him, O Shaykh, his salary. The next morning, may you live long, I came to the livestock, and by Allah, I was fighting for the halal. He had taken the livestock and run off. Honestly, I got angry, I picked up the phone, and I transferred the money to him via the bank. I said, "Return the money." I heard he returned the money. That one went, and the one thousand I had transferred to him came back to me. I heard, may you live long, he went and took it for three months, four months later, he pointed to me and said, "Give me. Uncle, the salary you have." I said, "You are a runaway, you left the livestock, and you wasted the livestock. And if you had not come at that very moment from the morning, the livestock might have been lost, perhaps."
The presenter:
Okay, and the question, Nasser.
The questioner:
The question, O Shaykh, I don't know, now something is on my mind, I don't know. Should I give it to him now? I don't know where he is.
The presenter:
Okay, listen to the answer.
The questioner:
Give him, O Shaykh, his money and leave it.
The presenter:
Listen to the answer, Nasser.
The Shaykh:
My brother, regarding the work you say he did, that he worked a month with the sheep or the livestock, if he did not work a month, you give him the wage for the month because he earned it by his work, so you give him the wage for the month that he earned from you. And you keep it with you until he comes and takes it. And if you know his address, or if you can reach him at his address, you speak to him at his address and he takes his right. The important thing is that his right for this month is in your liability. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 25-12-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (26:26)
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