What is the ruling on taking from social security if one’s salary is not sufficient?
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on one who receives a modest salary that is not sufficient for him? Is it permissible for him to take from social security, whose sources are considered to be from the funds of zakah, the zakah of the rich and the companies?
Answer:
Social security has a system. Social security has a system; if this system applies to the person, then there is nothing wrong with it. But if the system does not apply to him, then it is not permissible for him to do so.
He says: What is the ruling on one who receives a modest salary that is not sufficient for him? Is it permissible for him to take from social security, whose sources are considered to be from the funds of zakah, the zakah of the rich and the companies?
Answer:
Social security has a system. Social security has a system; if this system applies to the person, then there is nothing wrong with it. But if the system does not apply to him, then it is not permissible for him to do so.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الأخذ من الضمان الاجتماعي إذا كان راتبه لا يكفيه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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