Fulfilling Contracts
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Fulfilling Promises
My mother asked me for a sum of money to contribute to the construction of a mosque in our village. At that time, I did not have any money beyond my needs to fulfill her request, so I promised her that I would give it to her in the future, if Allah wills. Then I traveled abroad to seek lawful sustenance. During this time, Allah afflicted my mother with an illness, and she passed away as a result. Does that promise remain a debt in my obligation that I must pay to that specific mosque, or is it permissible to pay it to another mosque that needs funds, or does that promise not remain a debt in my obligation, and I am thus absolved of it?
Answer: Yes, it is obligatory for you, or rather, you should and it is emphasized upon you, to fulfill your promise and pay this money into the mosque that your mother wished to pay into, which you had promised her. Fulfilling this promise is part of being dutiful to her and showing kindness to her, perhaps so that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will accept it and benefit her with it. This is part of being dutiful to her and showing kindness to her. If the mosque your mother wanted has already been completed and its costs covered, then you pay it into another mosque. But as we mentioned, you should not neglect this promise and not pay this money; rather, you should and it is emphasized upon you to fulfill this promise out of dutifulness to your mother.
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Question: I received work contracts from a businessman who tasked me with bringing him workers. I actually received the visas for them. When I traveled, I sold these contracts to the workers who wanted to work with this person. Is such an action permissible for me? And is the money I earned from this path lawful or forbidden?
Answer: This action is wrong, and the money you took from it is forbidden, because it is obligatory for you to execute what your client entrusted you with, namely bringing these workers according to the agreement between you and him.
As for selling these contracts to the workers and taking their value, that is injustice; injustice to these workers and a betrayal of the client. What you took from this money is forbidden for you, so you must return it to the workers from whom you took it unjustly.
Question: Even if they are satisfied with it?
Answer: Even if they are satisfied with it; because he did not authorize this matter, but this involves injustice to them.
My mother asked me for a sum of money to contribute to the construction of a mosque in our village. At that time, I did not have any money beyond my needs to fulfill her request, so I promised her that I would give it to her in the future, if Allah wills. Then I traveled abroad to seek lawful sustenance. During this time, Allah afflicted my mother with an illness, and she passed away as a result. Does that promise remain a debt in my obligation that I must pay to that specific mosque, or is it permissible to pay it to another mosque that needs funds, or does that promise not remain a debt in my obligation, and I am thus absolved of it?
Answer: Yes, it is obligatory for you, or rather, you should and it is emphasized upon you, to fulfill your promise and pay this money into the mosque that your mother wished to pay into, which you had promised her. Fulfilling this promise is part of being dutiful to her and showing kindness to her, perhaps so that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will accept it and benefit her with it. This is part of being dutiful to her and showing kindness to her. If the mosque your mother wanted has already been completed and its costs covered, then you pay it into another mosque. But as we mentioned, you should not neglect this promise and not pay this money; rather, you should and it is emphasized upon you to fulfill this promise out of dutifulness to your mother.
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Question: I received work contracts from a businessman who tasked me with bringing him workers. I actually received the visas for them. When I traveled, I sold these contracts to the workers who wanted to work with this person. Is such an action permissible for me? And is the money I earned from this path lawful or forbidden?
Answer: This action is wrong, and the money you took from it is forbidden, because it is obligatory for you to execute what your client entrusted you with, namely bringing these workers according to the agreement between you and him.
As for selling these contracts to the workers and taking their value, that is injustice; injustice to these workers and a betrayal of the client. What you took from this money is forbidden for you, so you must return it to the workers from whom you took it unjustly.
Question: Even if they are satisfied with it?
Answer: Even if they are satisfied with it; because he did not authorize this matter, but this involves injustice to them.