The Ruling on the Salary of an Absent Teacher
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Question:
This is a teacher who says: Honorable Shaykh, I have been a teacher for years, and I feel that I have indeed fallen short in teaching. I want to clear my conscience, and I have reached an advanced age. How do I make lawful this salary that I receive in full?
Answer:
As long as he is committed to teaching, but he may be absent at times. If he has an excuse, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if he is absent without an excuse, it is not permissible for him to do so. It is obligatory for him to perform the work in order to receive the salary in return. If he takes the salary while being absent and not performing the work, he should give it in charity to clear his conscience. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
This is a teacher who says: Honorable Shaykh, I have been a teacher for years, and I feel that I have indeed fallen short in teaching. I want to clear my conscience, and I have reached an advanced age. How do I make lawful this salary that I receive in full?
Answer:
As long as he is committed to teaching, but he may be absent at times. If he has an excuse, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if he is absent without an excuse, it is not permissible for him to do so. It is obligatory for him to perform the work in order to receive the salary in return. If he takes the salary while being absent and not performing the work, he should give it in charity to clear his conscience. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/055 — archive.org (10:42)
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