A man hired a worker, then the worker traveled, and the cost of the ticket was on the guarantor, but he refused to pay it. Is it permissible for his son to take the value of the ticket from his father’s money?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, a man has a worker, and when this worker wanted to travel, he refused to give him the value of the ticket on the pretext that he did not know that it was his responsibility.
The Shaykh : On the worker?
The questioner : On the guarantor. By regulation, it is the guarantor’s responsibility to pay the value of the ticket.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : So, is it permissible?
The Shaykh: Okay, did the worker not claim it?
The questioner : Yes, he claimed it.
The Shaykh : And he?
The questioner : And this was a refusal on the pretext that he did not know it was his responsibility. So, is it permissible for the guarantor’s son to take the value of the ticket from his father while he is unaware?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : Is it permissible for the son of this guarantor to take the value of the ticket from his father while he is unaware?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : To give it to this worker?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Is the question understood?
He says: This man hired a foreign worker, then this worker traveled, and the value of the ticket was on this guarantor, but he refused to hand it over to the worker. Is it permissible for his son to take the value of the ticket from his father’s money?
The answer is: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : To the worker.
The Shaykh : I understand. The value of the ticket is for the worker. I say: It is not permissible [for the son to take it], but it is obligatory for the father to give it to him, even if he did not know that the regulation is like this. If he does not do so, there is another day when the worker will claim his right from this man, and that is the Day of Resurrection. And the debt on that day is not a dirham or a dinar, nor clothes or food, but rather from the righteous deeds, which are the most precious thing for him at that time. But if you know him, advise him and say: Fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and give the worker his wage. Yes, the matter is clear.
The Shaykh : On the worker?
The questioner : On the guarantor. By regulation, it is the guarantor’s responsibility to pay the value of the ticket.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : So, is it permissible?
The Shaykh: Okay, did the worker not claim it?
The questioner : Yes, he claimed it.
The Shaykh : And he?
The questioner : And this was a refusal on the pretext that he did not know it was his responsibility. So, is it permissible for the guarantor’s son to take the value of the ticket from his father while he is unaware?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : Is it permissible for the son of this guarantor to take the value of the ticket from his father while he is unaware?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : To give it to this worker?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Is the question understood?
He says: This man hired a foreign worker, then this worker traveled, and the value of the ticket was on this guarantor, but he refused to hand it over to the worker. Is it permissible for his son to take the value of the ticket from his father’s money?
The answer is: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : To the worker.
The Shaykh : I understand. The value of the ticket is for the worker. I say: It is not permissible [for the son to take it], but it is obligatory for the father to give it to him, even if he did not know that the regulation is like this. If he does not do so, there is another day when the worker will claim his right from this man, and that is the Day of Resurrection. And the debt on that day is not a dirham or a dinar, nor clothes or food, but rather from the righteous deeds, which are the most precious thing for him at that time. But if you know him, advise him and say: Fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and give the worker his wage. Yes, the matter is clear.