Continuation of the discussion on fulfilling the rights of the worker.

The Shaykh : ... he deals with it, and in this case, it is a person dealing with the money of others.

The questioner : ... this is common among many people ... .

The Shaykh : ... therefore, I draw your attention to the fact that this is not permissible.

The questioner : ... he deals with the work of people.

The Shaykh : ... meaning this person needs to recall the hadith of the three men from the cave who were trapped by a rock. One of them was a large farmer. He said: "I hired a worker for a farq of rice. When he finished his work, I offered him his farq, but he refused it. I continued to plant it until I gathered from it cattle and herds. Then Allah, may He know, after five or ten years, he said to me: 'O servant of Allah, fear Allah and give me my right.' I said to him: 'Look at those cattle, go and take them.' He said: 'O servant of Allah, do not mock me; I only have a farq of rice with you.' I said: 'Go and take them; for those cattle are from that farq.'"
So our rich people must remember this generous rich man, even though this is not like them; this is not like those people. I mean, you offered the agreed wage to the worker and he refused it for a reason, so you invested it, and Allah blessed you with it. After a long time, he came needing the farq, so you gave him cattle in place of the farq. But these rich people know that they owe a thousand dinars and the agreed wage has come due, yet they continue to invest it in their personal interests. It is obligatory for them to pay it to its owner. This exists, unfortunately! And this is forbidden and not permissible.