The Ruling on Delaying the Payment of a Worker’s Wages
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Question:
We are concluding this session, O Shaykh, with a question we received a short while ago. It says that some people fall short in giving their workers or servants their rights, so we see them stalling and delaying.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2443Sahih (Darussalam) Therefore, it is obligatory for the employer to pay the worker his wages and to hasten in doing so, without delaying or withholding his right. This is forbidden for him. Yes.
We are concluding this session, O Shaykh, with a question we received a short while ago. It says that some people fall short in giving their workers or servants their rights, so we see them stalling and delaying.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.
أَعْطُوا الأَجِيرَ أَجْرَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 26-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (36:10)
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