Requesting a sum of money from the ruler to settle his father's debt, while lying, and receiving the amount
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Q: My father passed away (may Allah have mercy on him). I had obtained a legal power of attorney on behalf of my father's family and submitted a request to my master, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (may Allah prolong his life), for assistance for my father's family, in addition to a request to settle non-existent debts that do not exist, in agreement with two people from my side to use their names. My master, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (may Allah prolong his life), graciously sent a check in the name of my father's heirs (may Allah have mercy on him) and a check in the name of the two people I had agreed with. The first check was deposited into the heirs' account, and the two checks were handed to their owners, who cashed the checks and gave me the full amount. I considered this amount to be in my own account, and the heirs have no connection to it, because the idea was my own planning and execution. Therefore, in this situation, I have come to your eminence (may Allah preserve and protect you) seeking a scholarly legal ruling regarding this amount: should it be returned to the heirs, or should it be distributed to the poor and needy?
A: The questioner must return the amount of the two checks issued in the names of those he conspired with to the entity that issued them, because the checks were sent with the intention of settling his father's alleged debt. It is not permissible for the questioner to divide the amount of the checks among his father's heirs, as they have no right to it, nor is it permissible to give it in charity to the poor, since he was not authorized to do so by the one who sent it.
A: The questioner must return the amount of the two checks issued in the names of those he conspired with to the entity that issued them, because the checks were sent with the intention of settling his father's alleged debt. It is not permissible for the questioner to divide the amount of the checks among his father's heirs, as they have no right to it, nor is it permissible to give it in charity to the poor, since he was not authorized to do so by the one who sent it.
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