Is it permissible for those in charge of the state's funds to take from them on the grounds that they are the ones managing them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for the employees who manage the state's funds to take from them, even a small amount, on the pretext that they say, "The Book says: 'And for those who are in charge of it'"—meaning the state's funds?
Answer:
Yes, management. He said, "And for those who are in charge of it," meaning those who work on it. Those in charge of it, from the answer? This is an exaggeration. It is not permissible to take from the war spoils or from the state's public funds except what the one in authority gives you. Because you are a trustee, and a trustee does not betray the trust by taking from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for the employees who manage the state's funds to take from them, even a small amount, on the pretext that they say, "The Book says: 'And for those who are in charge of it'"—meaning the state's funds?
Answer:
Yes, management. He said, "And for those who are in charge of it," meaning those who work on it. Those in charge of it, from the answer? This is an exaggeration. It is not permissible to take from the war spoils or from the state's public funds except what the one in authority gives you. Because you are a trustee, and a trustee does not betray the trust by taking from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4403- 4717] هل يجوز للقائمين على أموال الدولة الأخذ منها بحجة أنهم قائمون عليها ؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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