Taking gasoline cards from the government and using their cars

The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him, keep him alive, and forgive him). You mentioned in your lessons the night before last that it is not permissible to take anything from the government’s gasoline fuel cards, because that is the wealth of the Muslims. So the question here is: is the intention a car, so that he can use it and be provided with fuel and oil for it? We ask Allah, then you, to clarify that. And if the car and the fuel are not permissible, how does one get rid of the sin for the one who used the car with the fuel for many long years?

The Shaykh : Yes, Allah is the One to be sought for help. Yes, I think it is after the question. Yes.

The questioner : They ask for it to be completed.

The Shaykh : The door of completing the question. Of course, he says: in a lawful manner, in appreciation of his long services, his good conduct, and as an example to his colleagues (may Allah grant them success).

The questioner : Yes. As for what is permissible for the manager to do in the way of a gift to one who performed his work as required, and to encourage others, there is nothing wrong with it, because it is in the interest of the work. This is the answer to his mention of a gift. As for what concerns the gasoline, the gasoline is only used in the car that belongs to the public interest; it is not yours. So it is not permissible for you to take what is not your right. If you did take it, every problem has a solution, and praise be to Allah. If you are able to return what you took without right to the responsible authority, that is what is required. And if you are not able to do so, spend it in building mosques, repairing roads, giving charity to the poor, placing water coolers in the markets, and the like of that.

The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.