Is the alms of the festival at the end of Ramadan obligatory on the employer for his workers?
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The questioner : According to the author's opinion, O Shaykh, the alms is due on the one who provides for a Muslim. Is the alms obligatory on the employer for his workers?
The Shaykh : This is an important question, even for some people. They say: If we say it is obligatory on the one who provides for them in Ramadan, is it obligatory on the one who has workers to pay their alms of the festival at the end of Ramadan according to the author's statement? Or do we say that their wages are sufficient? Yes.
The questioner : The second one.
The Shaykh : The second one.
The questioner : There are workers...
The Shaykh : All right, a moment. But if the wages include maintenance and food, then according to the author's opinion it is obligatory on him because he is responsible for their maintenance. However, the correct opinion, in any case, and the stronger position in this issue, is that he owes nothing. Yes, Salim.
The Shaykh : This is an important question, even for some people. They say: If we say it is obligatory on the one who provides for them in Ramadan, is it obligatory on the one who has workers to pay their alms of the festival at the end of Ramadan according to the author's statement? Or do we say that their wages are sufficient? Yes.
The questioner : The second one.
The Shaykh : The second one.
The questioner : There are workers...
The Shaykh : All right, a moment. But if the wages include maintenance and food, then according to the author's opinion it is obligatory on him because he is responsible for their maintenance. However, the correct opinion, in any case, and the stronger position in this issue, is that he owes nothing. Yes, Salim.