Is it permissible to deal with a hired worker who refuses to specify the wage before the work, while insisting on this from the worker's side? Will I incur sin by doing so? And is it permissible to agree upon the wage while giving a portion of it before the completion of the work?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no harm in a person engaging someone who presents himself for work as a tailor or similar without a contract. The customary wage is due upon completion of the work. It is permissible to pay the wage or part of it in advance, for the important thing is that the worker receives his full wage, and it is not a condition that the wage be paid after the completion of the work.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/110939
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 110939
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy