If I Take Extra Time To Complete My Work Tasks, Will My Earnings Be Halal?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
I have been working on a remote project from Bangladesh, and I’m getting paid for how much I have worked in a week, which is around $22/hour. Here, the task is to validate the answer within 30 minutes, where a question and two answers are given. Now, I asked the project admins that if I complete a task within 10 minutes, I could submit it after 15 minutes so that my total working time of the week increases.
Then they answered, “I’m not able to answer you; you need to make your own decision.” Now, what should I do? Should I always submit the task when I complete it or add some time before submitting it? I earned around $1500 from that. Is it halal?
I just want to know if the money will be halal if I take extra time to submit my task, even if I completed my task earlier.
I asked my project’s evaluator, and he told me that it would not be a problem if I waited some extra time and then submitted my task because I get money on an hourly basis.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I hope this message finds you well. Thank you for your question, and may you be rewarded for your honesty and integrity.
Your money is permissible and halal. As you mentioned, your project evaluator said you earn and get money on an hourly basis anyway.
Allah is Excellent and Loves Excellence in All Matters
Anas Ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “If you make a judgment, be just. If you have to kill, kill in the best manner. Verily, Allah Almighty is excellent, and he loves excellence.” [Tabarani, Al-Mu‘jam al-Awsat]
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
