Is overtime pay considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram) if the work is done during official working hours and with the approval of the supervisor to perform additional tasks?
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If the additional work is carried out in coordination with the authorized official, there is no harm in taking payment for it. This is because a private employee is not obligated to perform tasks exceeding their official working hours except by stipulation or custom. Analogous to this is what jurists mentioned regarding a shepherd, who is not obligated to tend to newborn animals except by custom or stipulation.
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