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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The rights of workers over those who employ them

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Question:
This brother Thamir says: We sometimes see injustice toward the workers in companies or in homes. What are the rights of workers and those who are employed over those who employ them?

Answer:
Their right is that you treat them well, do not make things difficult for them, and do not burden them with what they cannot bear. You must pay them their wages when they ask for them or when their work is finished. When their work is finished, 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
Sunan Ibn Majah 2443Sahih (Darussalam)
. And among the three whom Allah or His Messenger
against three persons on the Day of Resurrectionخصمهم يوم القيامة رجل
Sahih al-Bukhari 2227
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A worker, and he took the full benefit of his work and did not pay him his wageأجيرا فاستوفى منه العمل ولم يعطه أجرته
, Allah will dispute with him on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever Allah disputes with will be defeated, or the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) will dispute with him. It is not permissible to be negligent regarding workers. A person should imagine himself if he were the worker and his employer wronged him; would he be pleased with that? He would not be pleased with it. So how can he accept it for others? Wrongdoing is not permissible under any circumstances. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/263 — archive.org (16:17)

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