Islamic Ruling on Occupying Work Time with Personal Matters

The Employee's Hand is a Hand of Trust

I am a factory owner. I receive quantities of raw walnuts from a person — for example, 100 kilograms — and we agree that I will roast and process them on the condition that I return to him 100 kilograms of roasted walnuts. However, the output sometimes exceeds the agreed quantity — for instance, by 10 kilograms. Do these surplus quantities belong to me, or to the owner of the walnuts? It should be noted that I receive a fixed wage per kilogram.

Construction Companies Engaging in Liabilities-Based Leasing Contracts (Ijarah al-Zimmah)

We are a construction company that contracts with external firms to provide laborers for a fee of 2,000 Dinars per worker. We, in turn, contract with the workers for a wage of 1,350 Dinars. Our company covers the costs of their visas, housing, food, drink, and transportation. Any surplus remaining after deducting these expenses is considered profit for the company. What is the Islamic ruling on this practice? Furthermore, what is the ruling if a manager from the external company requests a group of workers to work abroad in exchange for a 30% commission of our profits derived from the wage difference?

Islamic Ruling on Arranging Directly with the Teacher, without the Academy's Knowledge

I hired a private tutor for my son through an academy that sends teachers [to families] and takes a percentage [of their pay]. At the start of the [new] school year, I arranged directly with that same teacher, without the academy's knowledge. What is the ruling on this?

Ruling of Islamic Law on Colleagues Alternating Overtime Shifts

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on colleagues alternating overtime shifts and receiving wages for absent days?

Ruling on Leasing Gold Jewelry for a Known Amount

What is the Islamic ruling on leasing gold jewelry for a specified monetary amount and for a fixed period of time?

It is Permissible for an Employee to Claim his/her Legal Rights Guaranteed by Labor Law

Ruling of Islamic Law on Working in Hotels

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on working in hotels?

Ruling of Islamic Law on Designing Software and Websites for Loans (Riba-Based Loan Services)

We are a team in the design department of a telecommunications company. Our work is limited to designing user interfaces and screens for applications and websites, with no direct financial dealings with customers or banks. We were recently asked to prepare and design screens for an interest-based (*ribawī*) personal loan service to be offered through the e-wallet in cooperation with a conventional bank. We understand that *ribā* is among the unequivocally forbidden matters, and we objected to this assignment, but company management insists that it be completed. Refusing to carry it out may expose us to legal action that could reach dismissal from work and loss of our employment entitlements, and the loss of our only source of livelihood, while we have significant financial and family obligations. We ask for the Sharīʿah ruling on this matter.

Ruling on Delivering Prohibited Goods to a Buyer

One who Dies before Completing Work Deserves Payment for what he has done

My brother, being a lawyer, was handling some cases, but he passed away. Some of the cases for which proceedings had already begun were transferred – with the client's permission – to another female lawyer with a new authorization (wakalah) and a new agreement. Are the fees received considered part of the inheritance, or are they the right of the female lawyer who took over the case?

Ruling on Stipulating the Deprivation of a Worker's Wage if Delivery is Delayed

Is it permissible for me to stipulate to a delivery worker that if the goods are not delivered within a certain period, the delivery will be free? In addition, what is the ruling if some workers themselves stipulate this to attract customers to hire them?

Ruling on an Employee Working for his Personal Benefit during Official Work Hours

There is a driver working for a company. He was asked to perform work outside the company, and during this work, he also worked for his personal interest by transporting some people for a fare. Is the money he took halal (permissible) or haram (forbidden)?

Islamic Ruling when Owner of Olive Grove Stipulates Taking a Certain Number of Olive Oil Tins after Production

During the olive harvesting season, some owners of olive groves arrange for the payment of olives to those who harvest them, in exchange for a specific number of oil tins (A tin takes around sixteen kilos of olive oil). The owner of the trees might say to the worker, "Harvest my grove, and give me three tins after the extraction of the olive oil." What is the ruling of Sharia on this?

It is the Duty of the Employee to Adhere to the Administrative Instructions

The university regulations stipulate that the total working hours for the faculty members are 40 hours per week. However, the actual working hours for a faculty member at the university are less than 20 hours per week. The university has scheduled teaching days from Sunday to Wednesday, with Thursday designated for meetings and labs. What is the ruling on a faculty member's refusal to adhere to this schedule or their belief that requesting four days of work is unjust, while still receiving their full salary?