Doing other work during working hours

Question

Question: If an employee who has committed his whole time in return for a monthly salary does some work in his free time, or when there is no duty to perform, is that correct or not?

Answer

If the employment is for work — i.e. such-and-such an amount of work has to be done — then doing one’s own work in free time is correct. If the employment is for time, it is not correct, unless there is permission.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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