The First Contractor's Right to Wages for Work
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Question:
He says: I contracted with a contractor to build an annex inside my house, but this contractor left and did not return for a period of time. So I brought in a second contractor who finished the job. Then this first contractor came back after a while and demanded the money he lost at the beginning of the work. I refused. Does he have a right to this, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes, he has a right. He has a right, as long as he did work and did not complete it, and another person came and completed it. Each of the two is entitled to his wage according to what he did. Yes.
He says: I contracted with a contractor to build an annex inside my house, but this contractor left and did not return for a period of time. So I brought in a second contractor who finished the job. Then this first contractor came back after a while and demanded the money he lost at the beginning of the work. I refused. Does he have a right to this, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes, he has a right. He has a right, as long as he did work and did not complete it, and another person came and completed it. Each of the two is entitled to his wage according to what he did. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 05 / فتاوى على الهواء - 06 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (19:35)
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