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Is it permissible to receive payment for performing additional tasks, or full payment for what friends did as a favor or for a symbolic fee, in light of the unavailability of resources and assistance from the company?

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If specific tasks are agreed upon, they must be carried out; otherwise, what is customary is not obligatory. Jurists have not stipulated the precise type of service, rather it is understood to be what is appropriate for both parties. As for what is not obligatory, it is permissible to hire someone else for it if the employer grants permission. However, concerning non-obligatory tasks, if they fall within working hours, there is no compensation; but if they are outside working hours, one has the right to demand customary wages if tradition dictates, or an agreed-upon wage, and one can refuse them or amend the contract. It is not permissible to take money for work performed by friends as a courtesy.

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