The Ruling on the Salary of an Employee Who Absents Himself from Work
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Question:
He says: My father works in a government position, and often he does not go to work for the full duration, and sometimes he does not go at all. What is the ruling on the salary he receives? And what is the ruling on his children and wife who eat from this salary?
Answer:
It is not permissible for an employee to leave his work without a valid Islamic excuse, such as an official leave or if he is afflicted with an illness and takes sick leave. As for leaving work without a valid Islamic excuse, this is forbidden for him, and the salary is forbidden unless he performs the work, because the salary is in exchange for the work. Therefore, it is not permissible for him to take it unless he performs the work of the position. As for you, if you are self-sufficient and can provide for yourselves without it, then leave it and do not eat from his earnings. But if you have no wealth and no sources of income other than what he brings, then you are excused until you are able to become independent of it. Yes.
He says: My father works in a government position, and often he does not go to work for the full duration, and sometimes he does not go at all. What is the ruling on the salary he receives? And what is the ruling on his children and wife who eat from this salary?
Answer:
It is not permissible for an employee to leave his work without a valid Islamic excuse, such as an official leave or if he is afflicted with an illness and takes sick leave. As for leaving work without a valid Islamic excuse, this is forbidden for him, and the salary is forbidden unless he performs the work, because the salary is in exchange for the work. Therefore, it is not permissible for him to take it unless he performs the work of the position. As for you, if you are self-sufficient and can provide for yourselves without it, then leave it and do not eat from his earnings. But if you have no wealth and no sources of income other than what he brings, then you are excused until you are able to become independent of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم راتب الموظف الذي لا يذهب إلى الدوام كاملاً؟ وما حكم أبنائه وزوجته الذين يأكلون من هذا الراتب؟ — youtube.com
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