LessonsCompanionship, Trust, Mosque Etiquette, Detachment, and Workers’ Rights (Hadith 146–153)Quiz

أَعْطُوا الْأَجِيرَ أَجْرَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ
Give the worker their wage before their sweat dries.

Source: ابن ماجه

أَعْطُوا is a plural imperative: “give.” الْأَجِيرَ means a paid worker, أَجْرَهُ “their wage,” and قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ “before their sweat dries.”

This vivid wording stresses the urgency of paying what is owed rather than delaying needlessly. The amount and payment arrangement should be clear, and the agreed compensation should be delivered promptly. Deliberately withholding wages when able to pay harms someone who has completed their work.

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Hadith 153: Prompt payment of workers

Companionship, Trust, Mosque Etiquette, Detachment, and Workers’ Rights (Hadith 146–153)

أَعْطُوا الْأَجِيرَ أَجْرَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ
Give the worker their wage before their sweat dries.

Source: ابن ماجه

أَعْطُوا is a plural imperative: “give.” الْأَجِيرَ means a paid worker, أَجْرَهُ “their wage,” and قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ “before their sweat dries.”

This vivid wording stresses the urgency of paying what is owed rather than delaying needlessly. The amount and payment arrangement should be clear, and the agreed compensation should be delivered promptly. Deliberately withholding wages when able to pay harms someone who has completed their work.