In the system of our state, if an employee or teacher gives birth during the academic year, is she granted a two-month maternity leave?

The questioner:
She says: I work in a girls' secondary school, and under the regulations, if an employee, teacher, or counselor gives birth during the academic year, she is granted a maternity leave of two and a half months and receives her full salary for this period. She says about herself: I gave birth during the summer vacation and did not register the birth until the start of the following academic year so that I would be granted this leave until the child grew older. She was granted a two-month leave for this. The question is: Is the salary she received for the two months mentioned lawful or forbidden? If it is forbidden, what should I do, knowing that I am in dire need of this money? Or tell me also: Do I not have the right to take leave without pay if I had not done what I did? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
It is referred back to the regulations of the Girls' Education Authority. If this action is contrary to the regulations, it is not lawful and not permissible. However, if it is in accordance with the regulations, there is no harm. Yes.

The presenter:
The Girls' Education Authority in the Kingdom or elsewhere, may Allah keep you safe.

The Shaykh:
If the question is from...

The questioner:
Or if the question is from Syria, may Allah keep you safe.

The Shaykh:
It is referred back to their regulations. What is in accordance with the regulations is fine; what is contrary to them is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Muslims are bound by their conditions." Deception is not permissible. Deception and lying are not permissible in the religion of Islam.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.