Ruling on receiving a salary for a job with few duties
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Question:
This questioner is from the North Sinai Governorate. The questioner (J. M. A.) says: I have this question. He says: I am an employee, but I do not go to my workplace every day because my job does not require it. Rather, I go three days a week, and the rest of the week I sit at home. However, when I do go, I find no work to do during the rest of the week; rather, we sit and chat with one another without working. What is the ruling in Islam, in your view, regarding the salary I receive? Is it forbidden or lawful?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to be present at the workplace, because work may come up or arise. So it is obligatory for you to be present and ready for work, even if no work comes. Do not sit in your home. There is no blame regarding the salary because you are relying on an interpretation; you say, "There is no work for you," so you are relying on an interpretation. However, you must go to the workplace and stay there during working hours. Something may arise, or you may be asked about something. It is not permissible to be lax in this matter. So you are ready, and praise be to Allah, you are ready at the workplace, and that is sufficient.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner is from the North Sinai Governorate. The questioner (J. M. A.) says: I have this question. He says: I am an employee, but I do not go to my workplace every day because my job does not require it. Rather, I go three days a week, and the rest of the week I sit at home. However, when I do go, I find no work to do during the rest of the week; rather, we sit and chat with one another without working. What is the ruling in Islam, in your view, regarding the salary I receive? Is it forbidden or lawful?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to be present at the workplace, because work may come up or arise. So it is obligatory for you to be present and ready for work, even if no work comes. Do not sit in your home. There is no blame regarding the salary because you are relying on an interpretation; you say, "There is no work for you," so you are relying on an interpretation. However, you must go to the workplace and stay there during working hours. Something may arise, or you may be asked about something. It is not permissible to be lax in this matter. So you are ready, and praise be to Allah, you are ready at the workplace, and that is sufficient.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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