Our houses were damaged by the floods, so the state compensated us with amounts exceeding the damage. Is it permissible to take this?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We are from outside this country. He says: We have houses that were damaged. He says: We are from outside this country, and we have houses that were damaged by the floods outside this country. A committee came to assess the damage and they paid out compensation that was more than the damage we suffered. His question is: Is it permissible for us to take this excess?
Answer:
Yes, as long as the one in authority has offered it to you, take it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We are from outside this country. He says: We have houses that were damaged. He says: We are from outside this country, and we have houses that were damaged by the floods outside this country. A committee came to assess the damage and they paid out compensation that was more than the damage we suffered. His question is: Is it permissible for us to take this excess?
Answer:
Yes, as long as the one in authority has offered it to you, take it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3952- 4717] تضررت بيوتنا من السيول فعوضتنا الدولة بمبالغ أكثر من الضررفهل يجوز أخذه؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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