Is it permissible to take emergency leave from work to travel to Makkah or al-Madinah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a government employee, and we have ten days of emergency leave. However, some employees take this leave to travel to Makkah or al-Madinah or elsewhere. Is it permissible to take this leave even if I am not in need of it?
Answer:
The leave is a standard leave for the employee; there is no harm in taking it because it is standard. As for the emergency leave that is restricted to necessity, you do not take it except in cases of necessity.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a government employee, and we have ten days of emergency leave. However, some employees take this leave to travel to Makkah or al-Madinah or elsewhere. Is it permissible to take this leave even if I am not in need of it?
Answer:
The leave is a standard leave for the employee; there is no harm in taking it because it is standard. As for the emergency leave that is restricted to necessity, you do not take it except in cases of necessity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أخذ الأجازة الاضطرارية من العمل للسفر لمكة أو المدينة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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