The head of the department lets them leave one hour before the end of the work day
Question I am employee in one of the government departments. The hours of work are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., but our boss in this department lets us start work at 7 a.m. and work until 2 p.m.. What is the ruling on that part of the salary that is for the hour that I…
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Praise be to Allah.
If you have no work to be done in that hour and the boss
lets you leave, there is no blame on you. But the boss has to fear Allah
and strive to do what is in the best interests of the work, so as to
fulfil the trust that has been given to him.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about
an employee who, when he has finished the work he has, leaves before the
workday is over, especially in Ramadan. Is that permissible?
He replied: It is not permissible and what he has to do is to
stay at work until the workday ends, unless he has permission from his boss,
because new work may come along and he may be needed for it. So the employee
has to stay at work until the workday is over, unless he has permission from
the state or from his boss.
End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb.
But if the work requires you to be present during this hour,
you do not have the right to leave, even if the boss gives you permission.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked
about a man who asked permission from his direct superior to leave work, and
he gave him permission. What is the ruling on his salary?
He replied: If you ask him for permission and you know that
the work requires you to be present, then you should not accept the
permission from him and you have to be present even if you were given
permission to leave. But if the work does not need you and you are given
permission by the owner of the business, then I hope that there is nothing
wrong with that.
End quote from Liqa’ al-Baab al-Maftooh, 14/question
no. 17
And Allah knows best.
