The ruling on the one in authority giving a specific person a grant from the public treasury
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on the one in authority giving a specific Muslim a grant from the public treasury, while excluding others?
Answer:
It is permissible for the one in authority to do this; it is within his authority. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give, and he would give generously to some people for a religious interest, whether to strengthen their faith, or to restrain their harm from the Muslims, or to win them over to enter Islam. So the one in authority looks at the interest and gives to the one he sees an interest in giving to. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on the one in authority giving a specific Muslim a grant from the public treasury, while excluding others?
Answer:
It is permissible for the one in authority to do this; it is within his authority. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give, and he would give generously to some people for a religious interest, whether to strengthen their faith, or to restrain their harm from the Muslims, or to win them over to enter Islam. So the one in authority looks at the interest and gives to the one he sees an interest in giving to. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الدعوى والبينات — islamhouse.com (54:59)
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