A government employee bought commercial shops with state funds for himself, then repented to Allah. What is obligatory upon him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I am a government employee, and I supervise several projects. Amounts from these projects increase, so we buy tools and equipment with them for the benefit of this government entity. On one occasion, I bought commercial shops with these excess amounts for my own benefit. I have now repented to Allah, and I want to know what I should do with these commercial shops, and what I should do with the amounts that are in my debt?
Answer:
Sell the shops, and pay what is in your debt. There is an account the state has established for refunds, so gather everything and pay it into the account with its designated number. Your debt will be cleared, if Allah wills, along with your repentance to Allah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I am a government employee, and I supervise several projects. Amounts from these projects increase, so we buy tools and equipment with them for the benefit of this government entity. On one occasion, I bought commercial shops with these excess amounts for my own benefit. I have now repented to Allah, and I want to know what I should do with these commercial shops, and what I should do with the amounts that are in my debt?
Answer:
Sell the shops, and pay what is in your debt. There is an account the state has established for refunds, so gather everything and pay it into the account with its designated number. Your debt will be cleared, if Allah wills, along with your repentance to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1381 -2802] موظف حكومي اشترى بمال الدولة محلات تجارية لنفسه، ثم تاب إلى الله، ماذا يجب عليه؟ — youtube.com
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