The ruling on an employee using office paper and pens for personal matters

The questioner : Yes, if a person uses some pens or paper, or the office phone, for his own personal use at work, is that permissible? I mean, if the employee uses the official paper or makes calls on the phone,

The Shaykh : and if he calls on the phone for nothing, all of this is not permissible. And if a person fears that he will need such things at work, let him bring paper and pens from his home. Then it is also not permissible for him to occupy himself with his own personal matters, even though the job requires dedicating oneself to the position.

The questioner : Yes, suppose that his job has some slack.

The Shaykh : He can write whatever he wants or read whatever he wants, and there is no harm in that. But if he occupies himself with his personal affairs and leaves his job duties, that is forbidden for him.