The employee’s liability is discharged by obtaining the manager’s permission to leave work
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Question:
He asks: Is the employee’s liability discharged simply by asking his manager for permission to leave work, even if his departure is not due to a dire necessity?
Answer:
The work belongs to the manager; the work is for the government. The manager has no right to grant permission except for a legitimate excuse that the regulations permit.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
He asks: Is the employee’s liability discharged simply by asking his manager for permission to leave work, even if his departure is not due to a dire necessity?
Answer:
The work belongs to the manager; the work is for the government. The manager has no right to grant permission except for a legitimate excuse that the regulations permit.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي أن يكون النفع والأجر مجهولا، وجواز استئجار الأجير بطعامه وكسوته — islamhouse.com (1:07:07)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.