What is your opinion of government employees who are late for work and then write an early time in the attendance register?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: What is your opinion of some employees who come to their workplace late and write their arrival time as early in the attendance register?
The Shaykh : I ask you: Is this truth or a lie?
The questioner : It is a lie.
The Shaykh : Well, is it a matter of trust or betrayal? Wait, let me answer you: Is it a matter of trust or betrayal?
The questioner : It is betrayal.
The Shaykh : Betrayal is two things. Is the salary he receives in full, while his performance is deficient, lawful or is part of it lawful and part of it forbidden?
The questioner : It is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Is it all forbidden?
The questioner : But.
The Shaykh : Is it all forbidden or only part of it?
The questioner : Part of it.
The Shaykh : Part of it. Well, this person who wrote [the false time] has committed three sins in his action: lying, betrayal, and consuming wealth unjustly.
The questioner : But, O Shaykh, knowing that the manager of the work has agreed to this, meaning with all of them, meaning he has agreed with all of them.
The Shaykh : If the manager of the work agrees to this, he must be dismissed, because he is a traitor, unjust to himself, unjust to the employee, unjust to the state, and unjust to everyone who belongs to this government, because he will take from the public treasury, which belongs to everyone, and give it to this man without right. He must be dismissed from his position, and I ask you, if this is verified, to confirm it and then raise this matter to the person above this man’s direct supervisor so that the necessary action is taken in his case. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do not be negligent. I say: Do not be negligent with this. Raise this man so that he may be disciplined, so that he is disciplined and others are disciplined by his example. Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, part of it.
The Shaykh : I took it, I took it. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Many of the brothers have taken [it].
The Shaykh : I ask you: Is this truth or a lie?
The questioner : It is a lie.
The Shaykh : Well, is it a matter of trust or betrayal? Wait, let me answer you: Is it a matter of trust or betrayal?
The questioner : It is betrayal.
The Shaykh : Betrayal is two things. Is the salary he receives in full, while his performance is deficient, lawful or is part of it lawful and part of it forbidden?
The questioner : It is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Is it all forbidden?
The questioner : But.
The Shaykh : Is it all forbidden or only part of it?
The questioner : Part of it.
The Shaykh : Part of it. Well, this person who wrote [the false time] has committed three sins in his action: lying, betrayal, and consuming wealth unjustly.
The questioner : But, O Shaykh, knowing that the manager of the work has agreed to this, meaning with all of them, meaning he has agreed with all of them.
The Shaykh : If the manager of the work agrees to this, he must be dismissed, because he is a traitor, unjust to himself, unjust to the employee, unjust to the state, and unjust to everyone who belongs to this government, because he will take from the public treasury, which belongs to everyone, and give it to this man without right. He must be dismissed from his position, and I ask you, if this is verified, to confirm it and then raise this matter to the person above this man’s direct supervisor so that the necessary action is taken in his case. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do not be negligent. I say: Do not be negligent with this. Raise this man so that he may be disciplined, so that he is disciplined and others are disciplined by his example. Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, part of it.
The Shaykh : I took it, I took it. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Many of the brothers have taken [it].