{"id":10410,"date":"2018-07-24T17:28:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=10410"},"modified":"2018-07-24T17:28:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:28:50","slug":"employee-not-performing-his-job-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/employee-not-performing-his-job-properly\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee not performing his job properly"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 02554<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by: <\/strong>Maulana Jamal Ahmed<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuestion<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAsalamualaikum.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHazrat, please answer the questions accordingly based on the Hanafi<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tfiqh.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t1) If a Muslim arrives late for work, or from their break & lunches,<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tintentionally, or unintentionally, and the manager\/employ pardons them<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tfrom making the time back up – will the Shariah also excuse them, or<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\twill they be required (not advised) to either make the time back or to<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tgive up a portion of their wage based on the time, and to pay it back to<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tthe employer, or to pay it to a Muslim charity without the intention of<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\treward?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso bear in mind, contractually, the employer does not dock wages for<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tlateness for the start of the shift, or break\/lunches, but disciplines, and<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\treprimands them by having a strike system in place. Repeat occurrences<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\twill result in either termination of the contract, or formal final warning.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t2) If a Muslim carries *most* (the bread, and butter) of their work<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\teffectively, but takes liberties in deliberately neglecting smaller bits<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tof work – does this act render their wage haram for that day resulting<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tthem having to give up a portion of their wage, and to pay it back to<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tthe employer, or to pay it to a Muslim charity without the intention of<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\treward?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t3) If a Muslim lies or deceives, or both to their employer, so they're<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\texcused from doing any work for a time, but are still available at their<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tdesk to take up any other work their manager\/employer may give them, but<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tthey are allowed to chill basically – does this act render their wage<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tharam for that day resulting them having to give up a portion of their<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\twage, and to pay it back to the employer, or to pay it to a Muslim<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tcharity without the intention of reward?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAn example of this is lying, that they cannot log in to their<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tworkstation, and a certain error comes up. This means having to call the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIT department who won't verify their issue, but simply carry out a<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\troutine list of troubleshoots which, they know will take 15-20<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tminutes. They're allowed to pretty much twiddle their thumbs, and wait<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tuntil the entire process is complete.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMy understanding is in this scenario because they were available to<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\twork, the income would be halal, but lacking barakah? Kindly clarify.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t4) When one is working, but multitasking i.e. browsing the Internet,<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tsending e-mails, and working with colleagues – does this act render<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\ttheir wage haram for that day resulting them having to give up a portion<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tof their wage, and to pay it back to the employer, or to pay it to a<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMuslim charity without the intention of reward?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJazak'Allah.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswer<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn principal, an employee is only entitled to payment for the period he works.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe employee has to return the surplus payment to the employer if it is against the contract, but if it is in line with the contract, then it will be permissible. FatawaUsmani, vol. 3, pg. 387, pub. Maktabama’arifulquran.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAs long as the employee is doing the specified job and not doing his personal tasks, he is entitled to wages for that period, unless the employee is doing something against the contract.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIf the employee lies so that he can do some easier job then as long as the employer is happy, he is entitled to wages, but he will be sinful for lying. But if he lies so that he can waste time, then they are not entitled to wages for that period.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIf the contract does not include the prohibition of multitasking then as long as this does not interfere with the job then he will be entitled to wages for that period.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOnly Allah knows best.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Maulana Jamal Ahmed<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChecked and Approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDarul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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