Leaving work with the manager's permission and taking the salary
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I work for a government agency that pays me a monthly salary in exchange for a certain number of hours per month. I work for a government agency that pays me a monthly salary in exchange for a certain number of hours per month, but my manager at work allows me to leave when he does not need me. Is that permissible for me? And am I allowed to take this salary?
Answer:
If the manager has the authority to grant you permission, there is nothing wrong with it. But if he does not have that authority, it is not permissible, neither for you nor for him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I work for a government agency that pays me a monthly salary in exchange for a certain number of hours per month. I work for a government agency that pays me a monthly salary in exchange for a certain number of hours per month, but my manager at work allows me to leave when he does not need me. Is that permissible for me? And am I allowed to take this salary?
Answer:
If the manager has the authority to grant you permission, there is nothing wrong with it. But if he does not have that authority, it is not permissible, neither for you nor for him.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:14:56)
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