Is it permissible for a government employee to be used in the director's commercial activities while being exempted from his official duties?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A man works in a government department, and the director of that department said to him: I want you to manage commercial businesses for me, and I will exempt you from your work.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : And I will exempt you from your work.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, should he accept this, or should he continue with his work?
The Shaykh : First: We must know that the system in the state is that a government employee does not engage in commercial work, whether he is a manager or not.
So, regarding this director who said to the employee: Work in my trade, we say first: Your trade is forbidden (haram) unless you have permission from the government.
The questioner : Perhaps he was given permission for agriculture.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Agriculture.
The Shaykh : Meaning, from among the things that are permitted. Even in this case, it is not permissible to use this employee during his working hours for his agriculture, because this falls under the category of encroaching on government work.
As mentioned at the beginning of the session, regarding one who uses a government car for his personal affairs, it is not permissible for the employee to agree to this assignment. Rather, he should say: No, I want to work in my job for which I receive the salary. And if this director will give him more than the government salary, let him resign from the government salary and work for this director as a private employee for a wage from him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : And I will exempt you from your work.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, should he accept this, or should he continue with his work?
The Shaykh : First: We must know that the system in the state is that a government employee does not engage in commercial work, whether he is a manager or not.
So, regarding this director who said to the employee: Work in my trade, we say first: Your trade is forbidden (haram) unless you have permission from the government.
The questioner : Perhaps he was given permission for agriculture.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Agriculture.
The Shaykh : Meaning, from among the things that are permitted. Even in this case, it is not permissible to use this employee during his working hours for his agriculture, because this falls under the category of encroaching on government work.
As mentioned at the beginning of the session, regarding one who uses a government car for his personal affairs, it is not permissible for the employee to agree to this assignment. Rather, he should say: No, I want to work in my job for which I receive the salary. And if this director will give him more than the government salary, let him resign from the government salary and work for this director as a private employee for a wage from him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.