The ruling on reducing workers' salaries below the agreed amount
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Question:
The questioner says: Several workers are employed at my father's establishment, and he pays them a small salary of 200 Saudi riyals per month. They work from seven in the morning until ten in the evening. Is this injustice to them? And is it permissible for me, as his son, to raise their salaries?
Answer:
This depends on the agreement, the agreement between them and the one who employs them, between the workers and their employer. If they agreed on this, there is no harm. But if they agreed on something and then he reduced them from what they agreed upon, that is not permissible.
If they agree on something, it must be carried out according to the agreement. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Muslims are bound by their conditions, except a condition that makes the forbidden lawful or the lawful forbidden." So if they agree on a specific, defined salary and then he reduces them from this agreed-upon amount, that is injustice and that is transgression. Yes, and as for you, you have no right to act without your father.
The questioner says: Several workers are employed at my father's establishment, and he pays them a small salary of 200 Saudi riyals per month. They work from seven in the morning until ten in the evening. Is this injustice to them? And is it permissible for me, as his son, to raise their salaries?
Answer:
This depends on the agreement, the agreement between them and the one who employs them, between the workers and their employer. If they agreed on this, there is no harm. But if they agreed on something and then he reduced them from what they agreed upon, that is not permissible.
If they agree on something, it must be carried out according to the agreement. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Muslims are bound by their conditions, except a condition that makes the forbidden lawful or the lawful forbidden." So if they agree on a specific, defined salary and then he reduces them from this agreed-upon amount, that is injustice and that is transgression. Yes, and as for you, you have no right to act without your father.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إعطاء العمال أجر قليل مقابل ساعات عمل كثيرة؟ وهل يجوز للابن رفع رواتبهم والمصنع ملك أبيه؟ — youtube.com
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