Ruling on paying the alms given at the end of Ramadan on behalf of hired workers
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Question:
The listener, Sarur ibn Sand al-Harbi from al-Qawarah in al-Qasim, sent a question and said: Some of the brothers have issued a fatwa to us...
The Shaykh: Al-Fawarah, yes.
The presenter: Al-Fawarah?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Some of the brothers have issued a fatwa to us that the alms given at the end of Ramadan on behalf of hired workers is obligatory upon the employer, and this was a source of anxiety for us. My question is: What is the ruling regarding workers whose term has ended and who have left for their countries? Do we have to pay for the past years? And is it true that our brother issued a fatwa that the zakah of the workers is obligatory upon the employer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not obligatory; it is not correct. The alms given at the end of Ramadan is not obligatory upon the employer; rather, their zakah is upon themselves, unless they stipulated with the employer that he should pay it on their behalf, for Muslims are bound by their conditions. However, if they did not stipulate this, their zakah is upon themselves. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener, Sarur ibn Sand al-Harbi from al-Qawarah in al-Qasim, sent a question and said: Some of the brothers have issued a fatwa to us...
The Shaykh: Al-Fawarah, yes.
The presenter: Al-Fawarah?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Some of the brothers have issued a fatwa to us that the alms given at the end of Ramadan on behalf of hired workers is obligatory upon the employer, and this was a source of anxiety for us. My question is: What is the ruling regarding workers whose term has ended and who have left for their countries? Do we have to pay for the past years? And is it true that our brother issued a fatwa that the zakah of the workers is obligatory upon the employer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not obligatory; it is not correct. The alms given at the end of Ramadan is not obligatory upon the employer; rather, their zakah is upon themselves, unless they stipulated with the employer that he should pay it on their behalf, for Muslims are bound by their conditions. However, if they did not stipulate this, their zakah is upon themselves. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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