Taking one's employer to the CCMA
Question
I worked for a certain company for 9 months. My boss once came to me, started swearing me and chased me from the shop. I opened a case against him and we went to court. When he chased me away, he owed me wages for 3 days. Yesterday was my CCMA case and the court ruled that he now has to pay me R5500. Is it permissible for me to accept this money?
Answer
The way you were treated was undoubtedly unfair and unjust. However, in Shari’ah, you are only allowed to take payment for the days you worked. The extra amount is not permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
باب ضمان الأجير : قال الأجراء على ضربين أجير مشترك وأجير خاص فالمشترك من لا يستحق الأجرة حتى يعمل كالصباغ والقصار لأن المعقود عليه إذا كان هو العمل أو أثره كان له أن يعمل للعامة لأن منافعه لم تصر مستحقة لواحد فمن هذا الوجه يسمى مشتركا (الهداية 3/ 308)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.