Question 1049) - A man was hired to cook for a wedding-feast. He cooked the food. When is he entitled to his fee?

A: He is entitled when he dishes out to the guests because that is normally included in the cook's work according to custom.
NOTE:
Every craftsman, whose work has an effect on a good, may retain that good until his fee is settled. The labourer whose work does not have an effect on the product may not retain the goods e.g. porters and sailors.

~ al-Quduri ~