Taking something for himself from the guardianship of orphans
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Question:
May Allah send you well, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man collects guardianship funds for orphans from people of good, so is he entitled to take something from them for himself in return for his effort?
Answer:
No. Who appointed him to collect? If the ruler appointed him, the ruler gives him what he takes. If the ruler did not appoint him, he has not appointed himself.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
May Allah send you well, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man collects guardianship funds for orphans from people of good, so is he entitled to take something from them for himself in return for his effort?
Answer:
No. Who appointed him to collect? If the ruler appointed him, the ruler gives him what he takes. If the ruler did not appoint him, he has not appointed himself.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجر على المدين وبيع ماله في قضاء دينه — islamhouse.com (53:46)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.