The Ruling on Delaying Workers' Salaries
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: He has a group of workers, and some of the workers complain about the delay in their salaries, so he postpones them to the following month, and so on. Does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for him to delay the wages of the workers. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2443Sahih (Darussalam). Therefore, it is obligatory to give the workers their wages when the work is completed, because they are in need of this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: He has a group of workers, and some of the workers complain about the delay in their salaries, so he postpones them to the following month, and so on. Does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for him to delay the wages of the workers. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.
أَعْطُوا الأَجِيرَ أَجْرَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:41)
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