Ruling on receiving a salary while the employee is absent
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I was an employee in the emirate of one of the villages that is about (75 km) from my home, a rough desert road, and when I would commute, hardship would befall me,So I said to the emir of the region: he would grant me permission to work two days a week, so he would grant me permission on some days and not on others, and two years have passed since then, so what is the ruling on the days I was absent without permission from the emir of the region?
The days you are absent from your work without permission, it is not permissible for you to take the portion of the salary corresponding to them; because the salary is in exchange for work, so if you complete the work, you are entitled to the full salary, and if you fall short, you are not entitled to it in full. And if you have now taken the full salary without deduction, it is obligatory for you to return it to the one from whom you took it if possible, and if you fear responsibility and hardship, give it in charity to rid yourself of it, or put it into the construction of a mosque or the repair of a road so that you are safe from its sin.
The questioner: And I asked the same official for permission, so what is the ruling? If you asked him, meaning your direct supervisor, and you know that the work requires your presence, do not accept his permission; you must attend even if he grants you permission to be absent. But if the work does not require it and your direct supervisor grants you permission, I hope there is no harm in that.
The days you are absent from your work without permission, it is not permissible for you to take the portion of the salary corresponding to them; because the salary is in exchange for work, so if you complete the work, you are entitled to the full salary, and if you fall short, you are not entitled to it in full. And if you have now taken the full salary without deduction, it is obligatory for you to return it to the one from whom you took it if possible, and if you fear responsibility and hardship, give it in charity to rid yourself of it, or put it into the construction of a mosque or the repair of a road so that you are safe from its sin.
The questioner: And I asked the same official for permission, so what is the ruling? If you asked him, meaning your direct supervisor, and you know that the work requires your presence, do not accept his permission; you must attend even if he grants you permission to be absent. But if the work does not require it and your direct supervisor grants you permission, I hope there is no harm in that.