The Ruling on Delaying a Worker's Wages

Question:
What is the ruling regarding an employer who does not give his workers their rights? Is it permissible for a worker to take from his employer's money the amount of his right?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Give the worker his wage before his sweat dries." He also said, "There are three people against whom I will be an adversary on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever I am an adversary against, I will defeat him." Among them is the one who hires a worker, takes the full benefit of his work, and does not give him his wage.
It is obligatory for the Muslim to give the workers their wages and to hasten to pay them when they have completed the work. He must not delay, for they are poor and needy. Their sweat and their toil— it is not permissible for you to delay giving them, or to deny it, or to disavow it; this is forbidden for you. As for the worker, if the employer does not give him his right, there is an authority to whom he can complain and from whom he can demand his right. The authority, if Allah wills, is good and will give the oppressed his right against the oppressor.