If a person works for a company and, during his break from work, engages in another job, causing him to return to the company exhausted, which leads to neglecting his work
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The questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some of these employees are contracted with an institution to work eight hours, and after that he goes and works overtime in his own time
The Shaykh : This is what he said
The questioner : But the problem lies in the fact that if an employee of the institution works during his break, when the workday comes he is tired and unable to perform the work as he does it ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, this is an observation we agree with outright
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is like the observation I raised regarding that company, where they do not accept a transaction from such obstacles, for example, or objections. So when the case is like this, we say, yes, meaning now the imams of the mosques, the imams of the mosques are assigned a job, teaching, and so on. When he goes to work a second job, and this is also contrary to the regulations, he does not devote himself to knowledge and does not devote himself to teaching. It is clear that this is not permissible. But we say, if there is not such a prohibition as you mentioned, then the one in authority here is to be obeyed on the condition we mentioned earlier
Another questioner : A man may not work, he commits to his job, but he goes and stays up in his house and does not leave his house
The Shaykh : That is why I told the brother here that this is a specific case
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I was asked by one of you, from the Saudi, a very pleasant man in his speech, who said, "I am an employee on the computer, but I do not do anything. Is it permissible for me not to attend?" I told him, "No, it is not permissible for you not to attend." He said to me, "What do I do? I work something else." I said, "No, you must attend as long as you are an employee and as long as they do not provide you with work. The salary you receive is lawful for you. But on the contrary, that you leave your work to go study knowledge. That was his question: to study knowledge, attend the gatherings in the mosques, and so on, because he says, 'I have no work, I receive a salary and I have no work.'" So I told him, "You must commit to the official work hours, and after that do what you wish." So this is an example of what I mentioned. May Allah reward you. A man does not work, so why does he not work in such a case? Because a condition was taken from him. No, this condition is that he does not work. If it is as we said earlier, but because sometimes neglect of his official work results from his additional work, this is clearly not permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some of these employees are contracted with an institution to work eight hours, and after that he goes and works overtime in his own time
The Shaykh : This is what he said
The questioner : But the problem lies in the fact that if an employee of the institution works during his break, when the workday comes he is tired and unable to perform the work as he does it ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, this is an observation we agree with outright
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is like the observation I raised regarding that company, where they do not accept a transaction from such obstacles, for example, or objections. So when the case is like this, we say, yes, meaning now the imams of the mosques, the imams of the mosques are assigned a job, teaching, and so on. When he goes to work a second job, and this is also contrary to the regulations, he does not devote himself to knowledge and does not devote himself to teaching. It is clear that this is not permissible. But we say, if there is not such a prohibition as you mentioned, then the one in authority here is to be obeyed on the condition we mentioned earlier
Another questioner : A man may not work, he commits to his job, but he goes and stays up in his house and does not leave his house
The Shaykh : That is why I told the brother here that this is a specific case
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I was asked by one of you, from the Saudi, a very pleasant man in his speech, who said, "I am an employee on the computer, but I do not do anything. Is it permissible for me not to attend?" I told him, "No, it is not permissible for you not to attend." He said to me, "What do I do? I work something else." I said, "No, you must attend as long as you are an employee and as long as they do not provide you with work. The salary you receive is lawful for you. But on the contrary, that you leave your work to go study knowledge. That was his question: to study knowledge, attend the gatherings in the mosques, and so on, because he says, 'I have no work, I receive a salary and I have no work.'" So I told him, "You must commit to the official work hours, and after that do what you wish." So this is an example of what I mentioned. May Allah reward you. A man does not work, so why does he not work in such a case? Because a condition was taken from him. No, this condition is that he does not work. If it is as we said earlier, but because sometimes neglect of his official work results from his additional work, this is clearly not permissible.
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