Registering himself as present in class without attending it to get the incentive from the college

25-12-2005 | IslamWeb

Question:

In my college we have a education maintenance allowance system in which we gain £30 a week if we have 100% attendance if someone swipes in the lesson but does not attend the lesson however is registered as present is this £30 a week Haraam because he missed the lesson but was registered as present?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

Whoever swipes the card to show his presence but deliberately does not attend is cheating and taking people's money without right. The Prophet said: "Whoever cheats is not one of us." [Muslim] So, if the incentive allowance is only given to those who attend the totality of the lessons without any absence, then it is not permissible to take this allowance or benefit from it unless one fulfils this condition. Therefore, whoever cheats and records his presence while in reality he is not present, does not deserve this allowance and it is not permissible for him to benefit from it, rather he is obliged to give it back to the college.

Allaah Knows best.