Embezzlement from the Public Treasury and Whether It Falls Under Ghalul

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is embezzlement from the treasury of Islam, or something similar to it such as delaying the collection of dues, or using public property for personal matters, considered to be ghalul (taking war spoils before distribution), or is ghalul specific only to the spoils of jihad?

Answer:
This is ghalul, which is taking something without right from the public treasury, just as one who takes it from the war spoils, because the war spoils are shared and the public treasury is shared, so it is not permissible for you to take anything for yourself without the one in authority giving it to you; this is considered ghalul.