They ask us to distribute two thousand flyers, but the area cannot accommodate more than one thousand; is it permissible for us to throw away the excess?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I work in the field of distributing advertisements in residential neighborhoods. They ask us to distribute two thousand flyers, whereas that area cannot accommodate more than one thousand advertising flyers. He says: If we return the remaining flyers to the company, they deduct amounts from our pay.

The Shaykh:
What is that?

The questioner:
If we return the remaining flyers to the company, they deduct amounts from our pay, and if the matter is repeated, we are dismissed from our jobs. Many of us throw the remaining advertisements in the trash to receive the full wage. What is the ruling on this action of ours? And does the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Do not betray the one who betrays you,” apply to us?

The Shaykh:
This is not acceptable. Return the rest to them and say, “The village cannot accommodate this,” or “the town,” or “the neighborhood cannot accommodate this quantity of advertisements.” We distributed them and covered the neighborhood or the village, and this is extra. Be truthful with them in this. The second time, they will give you a quantity according to the size of the neighborhood. Yes.