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What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding the sponsor withholding his worker's salary as compensation for a traffic accident caused by the worker, and what should the worker do to reclaim his right?

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If you are not responsible for the accident, then you cannot be held liable. If you are a guarantor, then it is your duty to pay what is due from you, unless you are in straitened circumstances, in which case you should be granted a delay. You are permitted to retain from your salary what you spend on your family. In either case, your sponsor is not entitled to withhold your entire salary.

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