Wage justice in the management of Islamic educational institutions: An analysis of the Hadith “give the worker his wage before his sweat dries”

This study examines wage justice in Islamic educational institutions through an analysis of the Prophetic hadith “Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries” (HR. Ibn Majah) and its relevance to contemporary human resource management. The study is motivated by persistent issues such as delayed wage payments, inadequate compensation, and structural inequalities affecting educators.Using a qualitative approach with a library research design, this study integrates normative analysis of hadith