Is it permissible to use workers without the permission of their guarantors?
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The questioner : Does this indicate that such enslavement is without permission?
The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that it falls under this if the worker is entitled to the time of his guarantor. However, if he is not entitled to the time of his guarantor, such as if his guarantor said to him, "Go and work as you wish," then he does not need the guarantor's permission.
The questioner : If he is entitled to the time at the beginning of the day, he may work from six o'clock to five o'clock.
The Shaykh : This is what he used, except by the hand of his owner.
The questioner : What is the matter?
The Shaykh : Except by fairness; after five o'clock, I use him without his permission, provided that there is no regulation prohibiting it. If there is a regulation prohibiting the use of bonded workers outside their working hours, then it is not permissible for me to end with this regulation.
The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that it falls under this if the worker is entitled to the time of his guarantor. However, if he is not entitled to the time of his guarantor, such as if his guarantor said to him, "Go and work as you wish," then he does not need the guarantor's permission.
The questioner : If he is entitled to the time at the beginning of the day, he may work from six o'clock to five o'clock.
The Shaykh : This is what he used, except by the hand of his owner.
The questioner : What is the matter?
The Shaykh : Except by fairness; after five o'clock, I use him without his permission, provided that there is no regulation prohibiting it. If there is a regulation prohibiting the use of bonded workers outside their working hours, then it is not permissible for me to end with this regulation.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3532 - 4600 هل يجوز استخدام العمال بدون إذن كفلائهم؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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