Below question are for a working employee :
1. Can I claim medical expenses by producing the fake bill even the company knews this and allows to do so as this is the normal tendency .
2. Can one take sick leave when one is really not sick . If i dont take i may lose the benefit .
3. Can we wear Tie while praying Namaz (salah ) as i heared that in Islam one can pray without removing his shoe .What about praying with the shirt tucked in .
4. Can i manipulate the timings while entering in the register .
Company does not do anything for the one who works beyond the working hours .
5. Many people does not like beard especially non-muslim .If for the interview i dont shave , i will get the disadvantage . What is your opinion -- BOTHER or NOT TO BOTHER these non-muslim as i should see the nod of Almighty rather than these kafirs .
Praise be to Allah.
(1, 2, 4) Fiddling medical bills, leave and timings.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer” [An-Nisaa’ 4:58]
“O you who believe! Betray not Allah and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amanaat (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you)” [Al-Anfaal 8:27]
In these aayaat there is the command to fulfill all kinds of trusts which people may be given. Fulfilling trusts and carrying them out properly is one of the greatest signs of faith.
It was reported in as-Sahihayn from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The signs of the munafiq (hypocrite) are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust.” (Narrated by al-Bukhari, no. 32; Muslim, no. 89). According to a report narrated by Muslim (no. 90), “Even if he fasts and prays and claims that he is a Muslim.”
This indicates that betrayal is a characteristic of the hypocrites. In al-Musnad it was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no iman (faith) for the one who cannot be trusted and there is no religion for the one who does not keep his promise.” (Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, no. 11935).
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to pray: “Allahumma inni a’oodhu bika min al-joo’i fa innahu bi’s al-dajee’, wa a’oodhi bika min al-khiyaanah fa innahaa bi’sat il-bitaanah (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from hunger, for it is the worst of bedfellows, and I seek refuge with You from betrayal, for it is the worst of companions).”
(Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, no. 5373; Abu Dawood, no. 1323; Ibn Majah, 3345. Al-Albani said, it is hasan sahih. Sahih Sunan An-Nasa’i, 3/1112).
Maymoon ibn Mihraan said: “Three things are to be fulfilled for the righteous and impious alike: trust, promises and the upholding of family ties.”
Hence it is obligatory for an employee to remember that his Lord is always watching and to fulfill the trust of his work honestly, sincerely and carefully, so that his conscience will be clear, his earnings will be good (halal) and his Lord will be pleased with him.
What you have mentioned about fiddling (with medical expenses, etc.) is a form of cheating, deception and betrayal which is not appropriate. “A believer may have any (bad) qualities apart from treachery and lying.” (Narrated by Imam Ahmad, no. 21149, from the marfoo’ hadith of Abu Umamah may Allah be pleased with him).
So it is not permissible for you to manipulate the timings of your attendance at work, or to take sick leave when you are not sick, or to ask for things to which you are not entitled by giving false proof. All of that is haram according to Islam, and is acting like the hypocrites. The fact that your boss or superior takes the matter lightly is not an acceptable excuse for doing something haram. And Allah knows best.
(3) With regard to neckties, please see Question # 1399
(4) With regard to praying wearing trousers or pants. If they are concealing and loose, not tight, then it is OK to pray in them. It is better to wear a shirt over them which covers the area from the navel to the knee and comes down to mid-calf or to the ankles, because that is more concealing.
(5) With regard to the beard, it is obligatory to leave it alone and let it grow, in obedience to the command of the Messenger of Allah, and ignore what they say. Whoever gives up something for the sake of Allah, Allah will compensate him with something better than it. And Allah knows best.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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