FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-647: HUKUM MAJIKAN MENGAMBIL TIP YANG DIBERIKAN KEPADA PEKERJA
Is an employer allowed to take tips that customers give to an employee?
Short answer
It is forbidden for an employer to take tips given by customers to an employee, because a tip is a gift for good service and belongs to the employee.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
It is forbidden for an employer to take tips given by customers to an employee, because a tip is a gift for good service and belongs to the employee. Taking it without the employee's consent is an act of injustice. However, if the employee hands the tip over to the employer willingly, it is not wrong for the employer to accept it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Haram untuk majikan mengambil tip yang telah pelanggan berikan kepada pekerja.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-647: HUKUM MAJIKAN MENGAMBIL TIP YANG DIBERIKAN KEPADA PEKERJA”, 23 November 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5068-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-647-hukum-majikan-mengambil-tip-yang-diberikan-kepada-pekerja. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/employer-taking-employee-tips-ruling/