Hadith on Wages: Pay your workers in a timely manner

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Pay the worker his wages before his sweat has dried.

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2443

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْطُوا الْأَجِيرَ أَجْرَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ

2443 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الرهون باب أجر الأجراء

1877 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في صحيح الترغيب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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