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Do I deduct from salary if I’m late?

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If 2 couples were teaching in maktab and both of them were attending 10 minutes late, are they responsible to repay the equal amount of money for coming in ten minutes late from their wage? if yes then in the case of wife attending late, who’s responsible to repay her side, wife or husband?

If a wife does something in her life after marriage that puts her in to debt, is she responsible to pay the debt or the husband will have to pay it for her?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1.      If a married couple are employed in a maktab, then both of them will be independent in their contractual agreement. The marriage has no implication on the employment contract. Accordingly, if the wife arrives late and the employer decides to deduct from the wages due to late attendance, then it will be deducted from her wages. The employer will not deduct from the husband on account of the wife’s late attendance. If the husband delayed the wife from attending on time, then that will be something which should be resolved between themselves and will have no bearing on the employment contract. Moreover, employees should inform their employers when they are late for work. If an employer wishes, he may deduct accordingly.[1]

2.      If a married woman incurs debts not related to nafaqa (marriage maintenance), then she will solely be responsible for paying off those debts. A husband is not responsible to pay off the debts incurred by his wife. However, if he pays off the debts, then that will be a gesture of goodwill from his side.[2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

 


[1]

مجمع الأنهر ج٣ ص٥٤٨ ط دار الكتب العلمية

وفي الذخيرة: ولو استأجره يوما ليعمل في الصحراء فمطرت السماء بعدما خرج الأجير إلى الصحراء لا أجر له؛ لأن تسليم النفس في ذلك العمل لم يوجد لمكان العذر، وبه كان يفتي المرغيناني كما في الشمني

 

الدر المنتقى للحصكفي المطبوع مع مجمع الأنهر ج٣ ص٥٤٧ ط دار الكتب العلمية

فلو امتنع ولو حكما كمطر ومرض فلا أجر

[2]

صحيح البخاري ج٧ ص٦٥ ط دار طوق النجاة

عن عائشة، أن هند بنت عتبة، قالت: يا رسول الله إن أبا سفيان رجل شحيح وليس يعطيني ما يكفيني وولدي، إلا ما أخذت منه وهو لا يعلم، فقال: خذي ما يكفيك وولدك بالمعروف

 

الأصل ج١٠ ص٣٢٧ ط دار ابن حزم

ولو استدانت عليه وهو غائب لم يفرض لها عليه شيئا إذا كان غائبا. وقال أبو حنيفة: لا أجيز الفرض عليه إذا كان غائبأ. وكذلك بلغنا عن شريح أنه قال: أيما امرأة استدانت على زوجها وهو غائب فإنما استدانت على نفسها. أرأيت لو أنفقت من مالها أو أنفق عليها رجل تطوعا أليس هذا مثل الدين سواء.

 

مختصر القدوري ص٢٦١ ط دار البشائر الإسلامية

وإذا حبست المرأة في دين…فلا نفقة لها

 

خلاصة الفتاوى ج٢ ص٦٢ ط مكتبة رشيدية

قال هشام سألت محمدا عن النفقة قال هي الطعام والكسوة والسكنى 

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