What is the ruling on receiving a salary from the social solidarity fund?
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Question:
The questioner says: I used to work for a company, but I fell ill. I am now receiving my wages from the government’s social security fund. Please note that this fund is financed by deducting a specific percentage from every worker’s salary each month, so that if one of them falls ill, he receives his wages from this fund. What is the ruling on this money that I am taking?
Answer:
If the social security comes from the public treasury, there is no doubt that it is lawful and permissible if it comes from the public treasury. However, if it comes from insurance, taking from the insurance is not lawful and is not permissible.
The questioner says: I used to work for a company, but I fell ill. I am now receiving my wages from the government’s social security fund. Please note that this fund is financed by deducting a specific percentage from every worker’s salary each month, so that if one of them falls ill, he receives his wages from this fund. What is the ruling on this money that I am taking?
Answer:
If the social security comes from the public treasury, there is no doubt that it is lawful and permissible if it comes from the public treasury. However, if it comes from insurance, taking from the insurance is not lawful and is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أخذ راتب من صندوق التضامن الاجتماعي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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