The ruling on compensating a worker injured on the job
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The questioner : A man is working for someone, and while at work, an accident occurred that resulted in paralysis of all his limbs. So, is the shop owner required to treat him, meaning to spend all his money on him, even though the doctors said there is no cure for this man?
The Shaykh : No, what?
The questioner : There is no cure for this man. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : It is this man.
The Shaykh : The work he was doing.
The questioner : He is a mechanic for heavy machinery.
The Shaykh : Okay.
The questioner : Yes, he fell from one of the machines onto his head, which resulted in paralysis of all four limbs of his body.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Today. As for whether it is obligatory for the employer to treat him, no. As for whether it is recommended for him to do so, yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I understood, my Shaykh, meaning from a religious standpoint, he has no claim.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : As for showing him compassion or honoring him, there is no harm in that. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : No, what?
The questioner : There is no cure for this man. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : It is this man.
The Shaykh : The work he was doing.
The questioner : He is a mechanic for heavy machinery.
The Shaykh : Okay.
The questioner : Yes, he fell from one of the machines onto his head, which resulted in paralysis of all four limbs of his body.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Today. As for whether it is obligatory for the employer to treat him, no. As for whether it is recommended for him to do so, yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I understood, my Shaykh, meaning from a religious standpoint, he has no claim.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : As for showing him compassion or honoring him, there is no harm in that. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1210 — d3watuna.com (3:22)
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