Discussion regarding workers' compensation.

The Shaykh : Now, this is a new issue. A worker works for an employer. The employer is subject to that system, which states that every worker is entitled to compensation. A worker who did not work for... and you should know that the laws imposed today on employers, if they are applied to me within the limits of the Shari'ah, is it permissible for him to take compensation?

The questioner : It is not permissible for him.

The Shaykh : Good. And as for those who worked for him and did not agree with him on this, is it permissible for them or not?

The questioner : Likewise, it is not permissible for them.

The Shaykh : Why?

The questioner : It is not permissible for them because this unjust law was imposed on the company owner.

The Shaykh : But the employer adopted it.

The questioner : He adopted it? He was satisfied with giving me...; so why should I not take something? Did he not allow me?

The Shaykh : I have something forbidden...

The questioner : I do not know.

The Shaykh : The employer adopted it; why do you say it is forbidden?

The questioner : The employer? No, if the employer... did he not allow me and was satisfied?

The Shaykh : ... .

The questioner : Alright, it has become permissible, it is no longer forbidden, it is permissible now.

The Shaykh : How did it become... I gave you two examples. The first example... a worker working for him, he said to him: My brother, you know the systems in place today, so I deal with you within the limits of the Shari'ah; is it permissible for him to take compensation? I said: No. Okay; and what about the one before that? ... I said: It is not permissible. What happened to you? What changed? What changed is that first you were hasty, now you were... that is the difference, or did nothing change!!

The questioner : The second employer for whom the worker worked, at the end of his speech, said to him: My son of the halal... take your compensation. And he said to him: This is the speech of a taghut and the ruling of a taghut, and so on, and so on. So he said to him: No, my uncle, I am forgiving you of this money, and it is from me, take it as halal for you, take it. He said to him: May Allah reward you with good. Is there anything wrong with this talk?

The Shaykh : Is there something if... is there something?

The questioner : No, there is something.

The Shaykh : Okay; there is nothing.

The questioner : This has nothing wrong with it.

Another questioner : ... You men, this is a red line.

The Shaykh : My brother, if everything is by mutual consent, there is nothing wrong with it.

The questioner : Praise be to Allah, even if it is a law...

The Shaykh : But why did you bring it to this point?

The questioner : Ah, because I am not certain and confident that the state actually takes these five percent in full and puts it in the bank and benefits... or the like of that from...

The Shaykh : What... the details... the worker whom the employer gives compensation to and did not condition that he rule by the Shari'ah; what do we need with these details? Is it permissible for him to take it or not permissible? ... He says to him: Please - my brother - , I do not want it, he gives him a salary, all of it is a price; is it permissible or not permissible? If this is permissible, then that is even more permissible.