Is it considered a sin for an employee to perform private work for the company's manager, when commissioned by the company? And what is the ruling on the salary from social security and the material compensation resulting from an injury? And how can one clear their conscience in this situation?
There are two scenarios for the question:
The first scenario: If the manager does not have the right to assign the employee to a personal task, then the employee has committed errors: 1. Leaving his work and going to do the manager's personal work, which is impermissible. 2. Taking public money without a rightful claim, as the injury occurred outside the scope of his work. 3. Taking the retirement guarantee salary through falsification by claiming the injury occurred during work. Therefore, he must return what he took or give it away in charity if he is wealthy. If he is poor, he may keep it due to his poverty, with the obligation to repent. If the manager caused harm due to betrayal or negligence in safety procedures, he is responsible for it from his own money.
The second scenario: If the manager has the right to assign the employee to a personal task, then the compensation the employee deserves due to the injury may be taken. What he does not deserve, it is not permissible to take, let alone falsify.
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