Prohibition of Wages in Hiring for Forbidden Work
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! If someone hires a worker for forbidden work, and after the work is completed he does not pay him his wage, will Allah be his adversary on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
This is an invalid transaction, and the wage must be taken from this oppressor and placed in a charitable project; it is not to be given to the worker, because each of them is an oppressor. It is obligatory for the one in authority to
Honorable Shaykh! If someone hires a worker for forbidden work, and after the work is completed he does not pay him his wage, will Allah be his adversary on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
This is an invalid transaction, and the wage must be taken from this oppressor and placed in a charitable project; it is not to be given to the worker, because each of them is an oppressor. It is obligatory for the one in authority to
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب المساقاة والإجارة — islamhouse.com (58:25)
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