The Grading of the Hadith: “Give the worker his wage”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
What is the authenticity of the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 2443Sahih (Darussalam)?
Answer:
This is weak; it is a weak hadith, but another authentic hadith suffices for it, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah says:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 5:590.
It is obligatory to give him his wage, but the idea of hastening to pay him before his sweat dries is based on a weak hadith. The apparent ruling is to hasten to pay him, even if it is after his sweat has dried.
What is the authenticity of the hadith:
Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.
أعطوا الأجير أجره قبل أن يجف عرقهAnswer:
This is weak; it is a weak hadith, but another authentic hadith suffices for it, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah says:
Three are My adversaries on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever I am an adversary of, I will be his adversary: a man who swears by Me and then betrays, a man who sells a free man and consumes his price, and a man who hires a worker and takes full benefit from his work but does not give him his wage
ثلاثة أنا خصمهم يوم القيامة، ومن كنت خصمه خصمته، رجل أعطى بي ثم غدر، ورجل باع حرًا فأكل ثمنه، ورجل استأجر أجيرًا فاستوفى منه، ولم يعطه أجرهIt is obligatory to give him his wage, but the idea of hastening to pay him before his sweat dries is based on a weak hadith. The apparent ruling is to hasten to pay him, even if it is after his sweat has dried.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.