The ruling on converting a loan into a wage for work
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The questioner : So he hired him to do a specific job for him, and after a period of time, he did the work for him.
The Shaykh : Yes, and what did he say?
The questioner : He told him that the work he did is what he owes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : After that, Professor, did they not agree on this at the beginning?
The Shaykh : Did not a sum of dirhams equal to the loan become established in his liability?
The questioner : Rather, it is a large debt on this worker.
The Shaykh : In any case, as long as a debt of the same type as the loan he borrowed is established in his liability, and he says, "I want to take the wage that is established in your liability as a set-off against the loan you gave me,"
The questioner : And he did not inform him of this statement until after he had recovered from it.
The Shaykh : The important thing, in any case, is that as long as a debt of the same type as the loan he borrowed is established in his liability, and he says he wants it to be a set-off, he has that right.
The Shaykh : Yes, and what did he say?
The questioner : He told him that the work he did is what he owes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : After that, Professor, did they not agree on this at the beginning?
The Shaykh : Did not a sum of dirhams equal to the loan become established in his liability?
The questioner : Rather, it is a large debt on this worker.
The Shaykh : In any case, as long as a debt of the same type as the loan he borrowed is established in his liability, and he says, "I want to take the wage that is established in your liability as a set-off against the loan you gave me,"
The questioner : And he did not inform him of this statement until after he had recovered from it.
The Shaykh : The important thing, in any case, is that as long as a debt of the same type as the loan he borrowed is established in his liability, and he says he wants it to be a set-off, he has that right.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [4364] حكم جعل القرض إلى مقابل الأجرة عن العمل - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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