The Rights of Workers Who Cannot Be Reached
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The questioner:
A questioner says: I used to work in contracting, and there were workers with me whose rights I did not pay, and I am unable to reach them to give them their rights. He asks: What should I do now?
The Shaykh:
The workers.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Workers from abroad, you mean.
The questioner:
I do not know.
The Shaykh:
He should contact the recruitment agency; their addresses are likely with the recruitment agency. If he is able to deliver their rights to them, it is obligatory for him to do so. If he is unable to, he should give it in charity with the intention that the wages belong to them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: I used to work in contracting, and there were workers with me whose rights I did not pay, and I am unable to reach them to give them their rights. He asks: What should I do now?
The Shaykh:
The workers.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Workers from abroad, you mean.
The questioner:
I do not know.
The Shaykh:
He should contact the recruitment agency; their addresses are likely with the recruitment agency. If he is able to deliver their rights to them, it is obligatory for him to do so. If he is unable to, he should give it in charity with the intention that the wages belong to them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-01-03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:12:13)
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