The salary of an employee who does not perform his work
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from outside this country who says: I am an employee of the state, and my contract with my state is that I am to travel between the cities, but in reality I do not do so, and I am given a salary as if I had traveled. Is my salary lawful?
The Shaykh:
No, it is clear: no. You did not perform the work. The salary is in exchange for the work. If you do not perform it, it is not lawful for you. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
(Exalted and Majestic is He) said: “Fulfill the contracts.” Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from outside this country who says: I am an employee of the state, and my contract with my state is that I am to travel between the cities, but in reality I do not do so, and I am given a salary as if I had traveled. Is my salary lawful?
The Shaykh:
No, it is clear: no. You did not perform the work. The salary is in exchange for the work. If you do not perform it, it is not lawful for you. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
(Exalted and Majestic is He) said: “Fulfill the contracts.” Yes.
Source
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