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Ruling On Accept Payment For Additional Work
Is it permissible to accept payment for additional work that is not actually done?
I work for a company, and I was given a promise from my direct manager to improve my salary, but it needs time, and he compensated me with extra hours of work, but I do not do these extra hours. Is this payment for the extra work halaal or haraam? Please note that my direct manager is the one who is responsible for asking for the extra pay and the extra work. If it is haraam, nearly 7 months have passed since this arrangement was made. What is the proper way to dispose of the money?.
Praise be to Allah.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice”
[Surah an-Nisa’ 4:58]
And the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no person to whom Allah has given responsibility and dies neglecting that responsibility, but Allah will deny him Paradise.” (Agreed upon).
He also said: “Each of you is a shepherd, and each of you is responsible for his flock.” (Agreed upon)
This includes employees, managers, supervisors and bosses. Each of them is a shepherd with regard to what he is responsible for of the company’s wealth, and he will be asked about that on the Day of Resurrection.
Even though the company has given your direct manager the authority to approve extra hours and payment for them, it only did that because it had determined that there was a need for that additional work. If there is no need for additional work, or there is no additional work in the first place, then the managers giving the employees payment, when they are not entitled to it, is deceit and betrayal of the trust. It is not permissible to accept these wages, because they are wages for work that was not done.
The Standing Committee was asked:
Is it permissible for me to accept a bonus for hours that I do in addition to my regular hours, i.e., if I come for the evening hours and stayed throughout that period, even though there was no work there?
The committee replied:
If you can do your regular office work and complete it during regular hours, and there is no work to be done during your time at work outside of regular hours, then it is not permissible for you to accept this additional work and it is not permissible for you to take the money that is given to you in this way, because the bonus for additional work outside of regular hours should be paid to the one who does work at that time and cannot do it during his regular hours. As you are not doing any work during the extra hours to qualify you for the bonus, you must keep away from it, so that you will be free of any sin, so long as the situation is as you have described. End quote.
Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, 14/404-406
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
I am a government employee, and I am sometimes asked to do extra work. The department where I work has asked me and some of my colleagues to do some work outside of regular hours for 45 days, and I was keen to attend with my colleagues at work, but they did not tell me about that. When I asked one of them he said to me: Your turn has not come yet. Then when that period ended, my colleagues and I were paid for that work. I am confused – is this money halaal or haraam? Please note that my boss and the head of the department were pleased with my work and they regard me as a good employee, and this money may be a reward for my keenness and good work, because my salary is low. If this money is not halaal, what should I do with it?
He replied:
This question comes up often. I ask you now: is this true or false? i.e., if a person got paid for a certain task, did he do the job or not? If he did not do the job, then he has taken this money unlawfully, and taking money unlawfully comes under the heading of consuming wealth unlawfully, as well as being a betrayal of the trust, and if the boss agreed to this action then he is also betraying the trust. The money is not his, even if he disposes of it as he wishes.
I would like to take this opportunity to warn bosses and managers who do such things: fear Allah with regard to what you are in charge of, fear Allah with regard to those employees who are under your supervision, do not give them that which is not permissible for them, and do not betray the state by giving to those who are not entitled to it. End quote.
Liqa’ al-Baab al-Maftooh, 22/114
What the Muslim must do is fear Allah, and strive to ensure that his food and drink are halaal, for Allah does not bless haraam wealth for a person. Muslim (1015) narrated that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned a man who has undertaken a lengthy journey and is disheveled and dusty, raising his hands towards heaven and saying, ‘O Lord, O Lord!’ but his food is haraam, his drink is haraam, his clothing is haraam, he is nourished with haraam so how can he receive a response?”
Even though the boss is the one who is responsible for asking for more wages and extra work -- as the questioner says -- he is restricted by the rules and regulations that govern the work of the company. He must follow them himself as must the employees working under him, so long as that does not go against the laws of Allah.
Undoubtedly the regulations of any company forbid getting wages or paying salaries for imaginary work or work that is not done. Rather what the one who is allowed to do so by the company must do is strive to increase your salary and to expedite that, so long as you deserve it, and he should not give you payment for work that you have not done.
The boss and all those under his supervision must pay attention to that. In the event that he has gone against that, he must repent and give up this betrayal, and he must also return the money that has been acquired in this improper way to the company, if he can do that, under any clause of the regulations that allow him to do so.
If he cannot do that, then he may pay it spend it in the interests of the company.
And if he cannot do that, which seems to us to be unlikely, then he may give it in charity to the poor and needy on behalf of its owners.
See also the answer to question number 111913.
Islam Q&A
Praise be to Allah.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice”
[Surah an-Nisa’ 4:58]
And the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no person to whom Allah has given responsibility and dies neglecting that responsibility, but Allah will deny him Paradise.” (Agreed upon).
He also said: “Each of you is a shepherd, and each of you is responsible for his flock.” (Agreed upon)
This includes employees, managers, supervisors and bosses. Each of them is a shepherd with regard to what he is responsible for of the company’s wealth, and he will be asked about that on the Day of Resurrection.
Even though the company has given your direct manager the authority to approve extra hours and payment for them, it only did that because it had determined that there was a need for that additional work. If there is no need for additional work, or there is no additional work in the first place, then the managers giving the employees payment, when they are not entitled to it, is deceit and betrayal of the trust. It is not permissible to accept these wages, because they are wages for work that was not done.
The Standing Committee was asked:
Is it permissible for me to accept a bonus for hours that I do in addition to my regular hours, i.e., if I come for the evening hours and stayed throughout that period, even though there was no work there?
The committee replied:
If you can do your regular office work and complete it during regular hours, and there is no work to be done during your time at work outside of regular hours, then it is not permissible for you to accept this additional work and it is not permissible for you to take the money that is given to you in this way, because the bonus for additional work outside of regular hours should be paid to the one who does work at that time and cannot do it during his regular hours. As you are not doing any work during the extra hours to qualify you for the bonus, you must keep away from it, so that you will be free of any sin, so long as the situation is as you have described. End quote.
Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, 14/404-406
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
I am a government employee, and I am sometimes asked to do extra work. The department where I work has asked me and some of my colleagues to do some work outside of regular hours for 45 days, and I was keen to attend with my colleagues at work, but they did not tell me about that. When I asked one of them he said to me: Your turn has not come yet. Then when that period ended, my colleagues and I were paid for that work. I am confused – is this money halaal or haraam? Please note that my boss and the head of the department were pleased with my work and they regard me as a good employee, and this money may be a reward for my keenness and good work, because my salary is low. If this money is not halaal, what should I do with it?
He replied:
This question comes up often. I ask you now: is this true or false? i.e., if a person got paid for a certain task, did he do the job or not? If he did not do the job, then he has taken this money unlawfully, and taking money unlawfully comes under the heading of consuming wealth unlawfully, as well as being a betrayal of the trust, and if the boss agreed to this action then he is also betraying the trust. The money is not his, even if he disposes of it as he wishes.
I would like to take this opportunity to warn bosses and managers who do such things: fear Allah with regard to what you are in charge of, fear Allah with regard to those employees who are under your supervision, do not give them that which is not permissible for them, and do not betray the state by giving to those who are not entitled to it. End quote.
Liqa’ al-Baab al-Maftooh, 22/114
What the Muslim must do is fear Allah, and strive to ensure that his food and drink are halaal, for Allah does not bless haraam wealth for a person. Muslim (1015) narrated that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned a man who has undertaken a lengthy journey and is disheveled and dusty, raising his hands towards heaven and saying, ‘O Lord, O Lord!’ but his food is haraam, his drink is haraam, his clothing is haraam, he is nourished with haraam so how can he receive a response?”
Even though the boss is the one who is responsible for asking for more wages and extra work -- as the questioner says -- he is restricted by the rules and regulations that govern the work of the company. He must follow them himself as must the employees working under him, so long as that does not go against the laws of Allah.
Undoubtedly the regulations of any company forbid getting wages or paying salaries for imaginary work or work that is not done. Rather what the one who is allowed to do so by the company must do is strive to increase your salary and to expedite that, so long as you deserve it, and he should not give you payment for work that you have not done.
The boss and all those under his supervision must pay attention to that. In the event that he has gone against that, he must repent and give up this betrayal, and he must also return the money that has been acquired in this improper way to the company, if he can do that, under any clause of the regulations that allow him to do so.
If he cannot do that, then he may pay it spend it in the interests of the company.
And if he cannot do that, which seems to us to be unlikely, then he may give it in charity to the poor and needy on behalf of its owners.
See also the answer to question number 111913.
Islam Q&A
Est il permis de percevoir des indemnités pour des heures supplémentaires non effectuées?
Je suis un employé dans une société. Mon supérieur hiérarchique immédiat a promis d'améliorer mon salaire. Mais cela lui prendra du temps. Il m'a proposé de percevoir des indemnités d'heures supplémentaires non effectuées… Est il licite d'accepter de telles indemnités, étant donné que mon supérieur en question est le responsable des promotions et de l'attribution des heures supplémentaires. Si les indemnités ainsi perçues depuis sept ans sont illicites, que faire justement?
Louanges à Allah
Allah Très Haut dit: «Certes, Allah vous commande de rendre les dépôts à leurs ayants-droit, et quand vous jugez entre des gens, de juger avec équité. Quelle bonne exhortation qu'Allah vous fait! Allah est, en vérité, Celui qui entend et qui voit tout.» (Coran,4:58) et le Prophète (Bénédiction et salut soient sur lui) dit : «Tout fidèle serviteur d'Allah qui assume des responsabilités et meurt alors qu'il trichait dans leur conduite sera interdit d'accès au paradis.» (Rapporté par al-Boukhari et par Mouslim). Il dit encore:« Vous êtes tous des bergers et tout berger est responsable de son troupeau.» (Rapporté par al-Boukhari et par Mouslim).
L'employé, fonctionnaire, directeur ou président sont aussi responsables par rapport à la gestion des fonds de la société et en répondront au jour de la Résurrection. Même si la société confie à votre supérieur hiérarchique direct le pouvoir d'attribuer des activités supplémentaires entraînant l'octroi d'indemnités, elle ne l'a fait que dans le cadre de son besoin des activités en question. Si elles sont superflus ou purement fictives , leur indue rétribution relève de la tricherie et de la trahison. Aussi n'est il pas permis de percevoir ces indemnités car elles ne correspondent à aucun travail.
La Commission Permanente a été interrogée en ces termes:«M'est il permis de percevoir des heures supplémentaires, si je reste à mon poste au-delà de l'horaire officiel jusqu'au soir, sans rien faire?»
Elle répondit ainsi: «Si vous pouvez faire tout le travail durant l'horaire officiel et n'avez plus rien à faire après cet horaire, il ne vous est pas permis d'accepter des heures supplémentaires ni d'en percevoir des indemnités car celles-ci doivent récompenser un travail effectué par un agent qui ne peut pas le faire dans le cadre des heures normales de travail. Si vous n'avez rien fait pendant les heures supplémentaires qui justifie la perception des indemnités, vous devez vous en éloigner, pour avoir la conscience quitte, si toutefois la réalité est telle que vous l'avez décrite. Fatwa de la Commission Permanente,14/404-406.
Cheikh Ibn Outhaymine (Puisse Allah lui accorder Sa miséricorde) a été interrogé en ces termes:« Je suis un fonctionnaire du Gouvernement. Mon travail nécessite parfois des heures supplémentaires. Mon service a réquisitionné certains de mes collègues et moi-même pour travailler au-delà de l'horaire officiel pendant 45 jours. Je veillais à ce qu'on se relaie au travail , mais ils ne m'ont pas informé (de la répartition des tranches horaires). Quand j'ai interrogé l'un d'eux, il m'a dit: votre tour n'est pas encore venu, et les choses se sont déroulées ainsi jusque la fin de la période. Mais les indemnités ont été versées à mes collègues et à moi-même. Je suis perplexe car je ne sais pas si la somme reçue est licite ou pas. Je sais toutefois que mon supérieur hiérarchique et le chef de service sont satisfait de mes prestations et me considèrent comme un fonctionnaire dynamique. Peut-être la somme qui m'est donnée vise-elle à récompenser mon application et la qualité de mon travail, malgré mon bas salaire. Si la somme est illicite, que faut il en faire?
Voici la réponse du Cheikh: «Voilà une question qui revient souvent. Moi, je vous pose cette question maintenant: est-ce vrai ou faux? C'est –à-dire: est-ce que l'activité précise que l'on entend rémunérer a été accomplie par l'agent ou pas? S'il ne l'a pas accompli, il percevrait les indemnités injustement. Or percevoir des fonds illicitement revient à manger de l'argent parfaitement mal acquis donc à commettre la trahison. Si le supérieur hiérarchique y consent, il est également un traitre car l'argent ne lui appartient pas et il n'a pas à le gérer comme bon lui semble. J'en profite pour mettre en garde les présidents et directeurs qui agissent de la sorte et leur dire: craignez Allah dans la gestion de vos responsabilités, craignez Le encore dans l'administration de vos agents. Ne les nourrissez pas de l'illicite. Ne trahissez pas l'Etat en accordant des privilèges non mérités.» Voir Liqaa al-Bab al-Maftouh,114/22.
Le musulman doit craindre Allah et veiller à ce que sa nourriture soit licite. Le bien mal acquis ne peut pas être béni par Allah et son propriétaire ne s'en félicitera pas. Mouslim a rapporté (1015) que le Prophète (Bénédiction et salut soient sur lui) a parlé d'un homme qui effectuait de longs voyages, couvert de poussière, les mains tendues vers le ciel et lançant: «Ô Maître, Ô Maître!» alors que sa nourriture et ses vêtements étaient mal acquis..comment peut il espérer que sa prière serait exaucée?
Même si le supérieur hiérarchique direct est le responsable de la gestion des demandes de promotion et d'heures supplémentaires, comme le dit l'auteur de la question, son travail est régi par des dispositions règlementaires qui organisent les activités de la société et il doit s'y soumettre au même titre que les autres agents, pourvu qu'elles ne violement pas la loi d'Allah. Or, nul doute que les règlements applicables aux sociétés interdisent l'attribution de salaires et avantages pour des prestations fictives ou non effectuées. La société oblige le responsable d'augmenter votre salaire rapidement sur la base du mérite et de ne pas vous payer pour un travail non accompli. Le supérieur hiérarchique direct et ses chefs doivent respecter cela. S'ils ne le font pas ,ils doivent se repentir et mettre fin à leur trahison. En plus, ils doivent rembourser à la société l'argent payé indûment, s'ils peuvent le faire grâce à des réaménagements (budgétaires) internes autorisées. S'ils ne peuvent pas le faire par ce biais, qu'ils réutilisent l'argent remboursé dans l'intérêt du travail en l'insérant dans un chapitre des dépenses de la société. Si cela s'avère impossible - ce qui exclut à notre avis- qu'ils en fassent une aumône au profit des pauvres et nécessiteux au nom des ex bénéficiaires. Se référer à la réponse donnée à la question n° 111913.
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Louanges à Allah
Allah Très Haut dit: «Certes, Allah vous commande de rendre les dépôts à leurs ayants-droit, et quand vous jugez entre des gens, de juger avec équité. Quelle bonne exhortation qu'Allah vous fait! Allah est, en vérité, Celui qui entend et qui voit tout.» (Coran,4:58) et le Prophète (Bénédiction et salut soient sur lui) dit : «Tout fidèle serviteur d'Allah qui assume des responsabilités et meurt alors qu'il trichait dans leur conduite sera interdit d'accès au paradis.» (Rapporté par al-Boukhari et par Mouslim). Il dit encore:« Vous êtes tous des bergers et tout berger est responsable de son troupeau.» (Rapporté par al-Boukhari et par Mouslim).
L'employé, fonctionnaire, directeur ou président sont aussi responsables par rapport à la gestion des fonds de la société et en répondront au jour de la Résurrection. Même si la société confie à votre supérieur hiérarchique direct le pouvoir d'attribuer des activités supplémentaires entraînant l'octroi d'indemnités, elle ne l'a fait que dans le cadre de son besoin des activités en question. Si elles sont superflus ou purement fictives , leur indue rétribution relève de la tricherie et de la trahison. Aussi n'est il pas permis de percevoir ces indemnités car elles ne correspondent à aucun travail.
La Commission Permanente a été interrogée en ces termes:«M'est il permis de percevoir des heures supplémentaires, si je reste à mon poste au-delà de l'horaire officiel jusqu'au soir, sans rien faire?»
Elle répondit ainsi: «Si vous pouvez faire tout le travail durant l'horaire officiel et n'avez plus rien à faire après cet horaire, il ne vous est pas permis d'accepter des heures supplémentaires ni d'en percevoir des indemnités car celles-ci doivent récompenser un travail effectué par un agent qui ne peut pas le faire dans le cadre des heures normales de travail. Si vous n'avez rien fait pendant les heures supplémentaires qui justifie la perception des indemnités, vous devez vous en éloigner, pour avoir la conscience quitte, si toutefois la réalité est telle que vous l'avez décrite. Fatwa de la Commission Permanente,14/404-406.
Cheikh Ibn Outhaymine (Puisse Allah lui accorder Sa miséricorde) a été interrogé en ces termes:« Je suis un fonctionnaire du Gouvernement. Mon travail nécessite parfois des heures supplémentaires. Mon service a réquisitionné certains de mes collègues et moi-même pour travailler au-delà de l'horaire officiel pendant 45 jours. Je veillais à ce qu'on se relaie au travail , mais ils ne m'ont pas informé (de la répartition des tranches horaires). Quand j'ai interrogé l'un d'eux, il m'a dit: votre tour n'est pas encore venu, et les choses se sont déroulées ainsi jusque la fin de la période. Mais les indemnités ont été versées à mes collègues et à moi-même. Je suis perplexe car je ne sais pas si la somme reçue est licite ou pas. Je sais toutefois que mon supérieur hiérarchique et le chef de service sont satisfait de mes prestations et me considèrent comme un fonctionnaire dynamique. Peut-être la somme qui m'est donnée vise-elle à récompenser mon application et la qualité de mon travail, malgré mon bas salaire. Si la somme est illicite, que faut il en faire?
Voici la réponse du Cheikh: «Voilà une question qui revient souvent. Moi, je vous pose cette question maintenant: est-ce vrai ou faux? C'est –à-dire: est-ce que l'activité précise que l'on entend rémunérer a été accomplie par l'agent ou pas? S'il ne l'a pas accompli, il percevrait les indemnités injustement. Or percevoir des fonds illicitement revient à manger de l'argent parfaitement mal acquis donc à commettre la trahison. Si le supérieur hiérarchique y consent, il est également un traitre car l'argent ne lui appartient pas et il n'a pas à le gérer comme bon lui semble. J'en profite pour mettre en garde les présidents et directeurs qui agissent de la sorte et leur dire: craignez Allah dans la gestion de vos responsabilités, craignez Le encore dans l'administration de vos agents. Ne les nourrissez pas de l'illicite. Ne trahissez pas l'Etat en accordant des privilèges non mérités.» Voir Liqaa al-Bab al-Maftouh,114/22.
Le musulman doit craindre Allah et veiller à ce que sa nourriture soit licite. Le bien mal acquis ne peut pas être béni par Allah et son propriétaire ne s'en félicitera pas. Mouslim a rapporté (1015) que le Prophète (Bénédiction et salut soient sur lui) a parlé d'un homme qui effectuait de longs voyages, couvert de poussière, les mains tendues vers le ciel et lançant: «Ô Maître, Ô Maître!» alors que sa nourriture et ses vêtements étaient mal acquis..comment peut il espérer que sa prière serait exaucée?
Même si le supérieur hiérarchique direct est le responsable de la gestion des demandes de promotion et d'heures supplémentaires, comme le dit l'auteur de la question, son travail est régi par des dispositions règlementaires qui organisent les activités de la société et il doit s'y soumettre au même titre que les autres agents, pourvu qu'elles ne violement pas la loi d'Allah. Or, nul doute que les règlements applicables aux sociétés interdisent l'attribution de salaires et avantages pour des prestations fictives ou non effectuées. La société oblige le responsable d'augmenter votre salaire rapidement sur la base du mérite et de ne pas vous payer pour un travail non accompli. Le supérieur hiérarchique direct et ses chefs doivent respecter cela. S'ils ne le font pas ,ils doivent se repentir et mettre fin à leur trahison. En plus, ils doivent rembourser à la société l'argent payé indûment, s'ils peuvent le faire grâce à des réaménagements (budgétaires) internes autorisées. S'ils ne peuvent pas le faire par ce biais, qu'ils réutilisent l'argent remboursé dans l'intérêt du travail en l'insérant dans un chapitre des dépenses de la société. Si cela s'avère impossible - ce qui exclut à notre avis- qu'ils en fassent une aumône au profit des pauvres et nécessiteux au nom des ex bénéficiaires. Se référer à la réponse donnée à la question n° 111913.
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