Ruling on taking wages without working from summer job supervisors
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Regarding summer work, if the supervisors in the same company or department tell him: "Do not attend during the work period, but you can come at the end of the month to receive your salary, because this work is for the benefit of the students; was this work not established for their benefit?"
I see that it is obligatory for a person to attend and demand work, because the government has two considerations regarding the employment of students during the vacation: The first consideration is that students train in the work and benefit from this practice.
And the second consideration: That the students are kept from drifting and loitering in the streets. The government’s intention is not for the students to benefit from the money; the most important thing is protecting them, as well as training them and accustoming them to work. Therefore, it is not permissible for the company to do that, and it is not permissible for the student to do that either.And if we say: If the company says: "No, we have no work for you, go," then we will inform the supervisors so that he can move to another company or they can do what they see fit.
The questioner: As for the salary itself, if he took it and spent it?The Shaykh: I do not see that he should take it.
The questioner: Well, what if he used it and spent it?The Shaykh: If he used it and spent it, he should give charity equivalent to it to get rid of it.
I see that it is obligatory for a person to attend and demand work, because the government has two considerations regarding the employment of students during the vacation: The first consideration is that students train in the work and benefit from this practice.
And the second consideration: That the students are kept from drifting and loitering in the streets. The government’s intention is not for the students to benefit from the money; the most important thing is protecting them, as well as training them and accustoming them to work. Therefore, it is not permissible for the company to do that, and it is not permissible for the student to do that either.And if we say: If the company says: "No, we have no work for you, go," then we will inform the supervisors so that he can move to another company or they can do what they see fit.
The questioner: As for the salary itself, if he took it and spent it?The Shaykh: I do not see that he should take it.
The questioner: Well, what if he used it and spent it?The Shaykh: If he used it and spent it, he should give charity equivalent to it to get rid of it.