Taking one's right from one's employers who never pay one for few months

Q: My company does not pay me on time. Salaries have been delayed for over 6 months. Now they have allocated money for a project. But the client has already completed this project and the company does not know about it. 

Can I take this money and use it for my personal expenses as the company does not pay me on time at all? I am the one who is controlling the cash flow and only I will know about it.

A: It is halaal for you to take your right which they owe you. However, you should save yourself from legal implications.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)