Mon , 15 Dec 2025
Interest money

Interest money

‎As salaamu alaikum
Q) a lady told her domestic worker not to come to work and dismissed her. The domestic worker took the lady to the CCMA.
In the hearing, it was ruled that the lady should pay her worker R3000 because it was an unfair dismissal.
Can this lady use interest money to pay this?

Answer

Assalaamu alaykum
It is not permissible to use interest monies for this purpose.
And Allah Ta'ala knows best
Was salaam
Emraan Vawda