Renouncing a job in exchange for a sum of money
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person wants to renounce his job for another person in exchange for a sum of money, knowing that it is with the consent of the employer, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
The job is not something he can dispose of; the job is not his to give away. If he does not want it, he leaves it for the one who comes after him. One does not take money for something he does not own. This is not permissible, and jobs are not sold.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person wants to renounce his job for another person in exchange for a sum of money, knowing that it is with the consent of the employer, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
The job is not something he can dispose of; the job is not his to give away. If he does not want it, he leaves it for the one who comes after him. One does not take money for something he does not own. This is not permissible, and jobs are not sold.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: وتقبل الشهادة على الشهادة — islamhouse.com (1:00:07)
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