The ruling on considering a manager or supervisor as the one in authority

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah distinguish you, is a department manager or direct supervisor considered the one in authority, especially in worldly matters such as attendance and the like?

Answer:
Yes, your manager and your supervisor are the one in authority, each according to his scope. Even the head of the household is the one in authority over the children and women in the house. Thus, authority is divided. That is why they call the ruler the Grand Imam, or the Grand Imam, meaning he is the greatest of those in authority. Below him are the governors, the managers, and the officials, each according to his scope. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is general care, which belongs to the one in authority and the ruler, and there are partial authorities in which obedience and compliance are obligatory, except in disobedience to Allah. This is how affairs are organized and benefits are realized. If people were to rebel against their heads, their managers, and the governors of the lands, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil would occur, and the matter would end in rebellion against the greatest one in authority.