Is it permissible to compensate an employee for a stolen amount by calculating fictitious overtime hours for him equivalent to the stolen amount, and is this considered halal or theft?
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It is not permissible to dispose of the property of your employer unless they grant you permission, because it is a forbidden betrayal and an unlawful appropriation of wealth. You are only permitted to dispose of your own private property.
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