The ruling on haggling with a worker about his wage after he has finished his work
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Sometimes I bring a plumber to fix something in the house, and after he finishes his work, I ask him about his wage. Sometimes I give him the full amount, and sometimes I haggle with him, and he may accept reluctantly.
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. You are the one who entrusted him with this, right? You are the one who entrusted him and asked, "What is your wage?" If you had agreed with him on a specific amount from the beginning, yes. But since you entrusted him, let him do the work, and then asked, "What is your wage?" and he said such and such, you must give him what he said, meaning you are bound by that, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Sometimes I bring a plumber to fix something in the house, and after he finishes his work, I ask him about his wage. Sometimes I give him the full amount, and sometimes I haggle with him, and he may accept reluctantly.
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. You are the one who entrusted him with this, right? You are the one who entrusted him and asked, "What is your wage?" If you had agreed with him on a specific amount from the beginning, yes. But since you entrusted him, let him do the work, and then asked, "What is your wage?" and he said such and such, you must give him what he said, meaning you are bound by that, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1913 -3022] حكم مماكسة العامل في أجرته بعد عمله — youtube.com
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