The Ruling on Delaying the Wages of Servants and Workers

Question:
Honorable Shaykh! A servant is working for a person on a monthly contract, and he has not paid her for two months. If he collects the amount and pays her for the past and remaining months,

Answer:
This is according to her request. If she requests it, she is entitled to the wage, and if she asks for it, he must hasten to pay it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So if she requests it and she is entitled to the wage, he must hasten to pay it. She may be in need, or there may be people in her family who need her, so he should not delay it. This is injustice. Yes.