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Fatwa ID: 05708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Mufti Jamal Ahmed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Many years ago, I use to run an online forum. I wasn’t really good at handling the technical, and administrator side, so I would employ\/hire a random person who knew the forum system better than me to take care of some ad-hoc tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I know by gut instincts some of these people would over-charge me. I remember two transactions quite vividly.\u00a0 The first time, after a non-Muslim had completed all the tasks, I blocked him from contacting me and changed the credentials to the forum, so he could not access it anymore. I then chose not to pay him, what we had casually agreed because I had a feeling he was ripping me off. For the first few times, I did pay him in full reluctantly. This happened with two non-Muslims from what I recall. The second non-Muslim was sincere and honest, but I cut him off too eventually because I couldn’t be bothered to pay him anything. I know that’s harsh, but this is going back a few years. I didn’t know either in person, and I am not in contact with them. I have no idea where they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My question is does this require tawbah, or anything else I have to do to attain forgiveness?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Whatever the buyer and seller agree upon they are obliged to fulfil it. As long as a hired person has given his time and accomplished his job, he is entitled to full remuneration.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In your case, the hired person has completed his job but you failed to pay his wages furthermore, you have lost contact with them.\u00a0 So I will suggest that you give in charity whatever you owe him and repent to Allah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Lubab fi Sharhil Kitab, vol. 2, pg. 96, Al Maktabatul Ilmiyah Beirut)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fatawa Hindiyah, vol. 4, pg. 411, Darul Fikr<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Written by Mufti Jamal Ahmed<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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