Taking a Friend’s Salary: Is It Sharʿi Permissible? Complete Guidance
Taken from: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil – Masāʾil al-Buyūʿ, vol.1, p.392
❖ The Question
I was working as a teacher, but due to other commitments I left the job. I appointed a friend in my place for teaching and asked him that if he would give me his first salary, it would be a favor from him. My friend happily agreed.
Now the question is: Is that salary Sharʿan permissible for me or not?
❖ The Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd:
In this situation, the best and most appropriate course is that you should not take that amount.
And if you have already received it, you should return it.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
