Ruling on deducting the salary of a worker who does not pray
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The questioner:
Is it permissible for an employer to punish a worker who does not pray by deducting a day from his salary to deter him from abandoning the prayer?
The Shaykh:
Amin?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for an employer to punish a worker who does not pray by deducting a day from his salary to deter him from abandoning the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He is not to be punished; rather, he should refer the matter to the one in authority. As for punishing him by deducting his salary, no, he must give him his right, he must give him his right, but he should refer the matter to the committee, to the judge, to the prince. He should not fire him. The one who does not pray is like... if he prays, he fires him, he does not work for him. As for taking his salary, no, he does not take his salary.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Is it permissible for an employer to punish a worker who does not pray by deducting a day from his salary to deter him from abandoning the prayer?
The Shaykh:
Amin?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for an employer to punish a worker who does not pray by deducting a day from his salary to deter him from abandoning the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He is not to be punished; rather, he should refer the matter to the one in authority. As for punishing him by deducting his salary, no, he must give him his right, he must give him his right, but he should refer the matter to the committee, to the judge, to the prince. He should not fire him. The one who does not pray is like... if he prays, he fires him, he does not work for him. As for taking his salary, no, he does not take his salary.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
التعليق على الجواب الكافي لمن سأل عن الدواء الشافي [ الداء والدواء ]، المعاصي تنسي العبد نفسَه — islamhouse.com (1:13:56)
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