Fatwaa.net - Fatawa | If the work ends at five o'clock, and the reception closes at four-thirty to allow us to finish with the last client, but many times there are no clients and there is no work to do at all, is it permissible to leave the workplace before five o'clock? And would there be any suspicion or prohibition regarding the salary?

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22 / 08 / 2026

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Leaving Work Before the End of Working Hours

Question

If the work ends at five o'clock, and the reception closes at four-thirty to allow us to finish with the last client, but many times there are no clients and there is no work to do at all, is it permissible to leave the workplace before five o'clock? And would there be any suspicion or prohibition regarding the salary?

Answer

I say, and with God's success: The wage is in exchange for holding time for certain hours, and it is not permissible to leave before they end except with permission from the employer, and God knows best.

Leaving Work Before the End of Working Hours

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