The ruling on the salary of a husband who is absent from his work without excuse
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Question:
This questioner, the mother of Faisal from Riyadh, says: My husband, Shaykh, sometimes asks permission to leave his work without medical excuses, and sometimes he leaves early and delegates someone to sign for him, then he writes fake medical excuses and appointments. I advised him, and he says that everyone does this. What is the ruling on the salary? Is it permissible for me and my children to take from his money?
Answer:
You advised him, may Allah reward you with good. Repeat the advice to him. This is a debt upon him, perhaps he will repent. The laxity of others does not justify his laxity; rather, he must clear his conscience, perform the work, and not be absent except for a legitimate excuse for which the system grants a dispensation. This is a debt, and the salary is in exchange for the work. He does not take a salary and does not perform the work; that is not permissible for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
This questioner, the mother of Faisal from Riyadh, says: My husband, Shaykh, sometimes asks permission to leave his work without medical excuses, and sometimes he leaves early and delegates someone to sign for him, then he writes fake medical excuses and appointments. I advised him, and he says that everyone does this. What is the ruling on the salary? Is it permissible for me and my children to take from his money?
Answer:
You advised him, may Allah reward you with good. Repeat the advice to him. This is a debt upon him, perhaps he will repent. The laxity of others does not justify his laxity; rather, he must clear his conscience, perform the work, and not be absent except for a legitimate excuse for which the system grants a dispensation. This is a debt, and the salary is in exchange for the work. He does not take a salary and does not perform the work; that is not permissible for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/153 — archive.org (20:07)
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