The ruling on receiving unemployment benefits in lands of disbelief
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Question:
Also, some Muslims residing in the lands of the disbelievers ask about a government benefit for people who do not have jobs. The state gives them a benefit of approximately two thousand riyals monthly, so they ask: What is this?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. There is no excuse. Yes. Yes. May Allah reward you. The government conditions that one must be a resident in the country, and the people of worship leave the country and take this benefit. No, he does not take it by right; it is not justified except by wrong. It is possible that this is the case. It is not your concern regarding their conditions.
Also, some Muslims residing in the lands of the disbelievers ask about a government benefit for people who do not have jobs. The state gives them a benefit of approximately two thousand riyals monthly, so they ask: What is this?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. There is no excuse. Yes. Yes. May Allah reward you. The government conditions that one must be a resident in the country, and the people of worship leave the country and take this benefit. No, he does not take it by right; it is not justified except by wrong. It is possible that this is the case. It is not your concern regarding their conditions.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب الآنية — islamhouse.com (8:09)
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