Peace be upon you. I am a school student and do not work due to my studies. Someone asked me to work at a relative's shop, but I did not know how much a worker in this field earns. When the amount offered to me was very low, I told him I did not want to work for such a small amount, which was 150,000 SYP per month. The intermediary told me he would ask him to give me 150,000 after it was 100,000 SYP. He mentioned that the common wage for a shop worker is between 150,000 and 200,000 SYP. I told him I would get back to him in two days to think about my study schedule. After two days, I agreed to work. After two and a half months, I learned that the wage for a shop worker is 300,000 SYP. Am I entitled to claim the difference in wages since I was unaware of how much a shop worker earns when I started working?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
If there is a significant disparity, you can terminate the contract and claim the fair wage (i.e., the wage that is given for similar work that you have done).
Source: Tahrir al-Wasila - Sale - Options - Option of Disparity + Lease - M 9 + Option of Disparity + Answers to Inquiries, 1563
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
If there is a significant disparity, you can terminate the contract and claim the fair wage (i.e., the wage that is given for similar work that you have done). This is provided there is no established custom in a specific context - in some transactions or generally - where it is stipulated that you have the right to recover the difference. In such a specific context, termination is not possible, and you can only claim the amount of the difference.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol 2 - Option of Disparity + Some issues related to the necessity of leasing - M 397
May you be successful in all good.