Our state pays the student abroad the cost of books, so is it permissible for me to pay from my own money to buy the books and then take them from them?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Our state allocates a sum of money for the purchase of books for the student sent abroad. The disbursement of this amount may be delayed. Is it permissible for me to buy books from my own account? And then, after the amount allocated for books is disbursed, I take it for myself in exchange for what I previously paid from my account.
Answer:
Yes, this is your right. This is your right. If you take the amount you paid, this is your right. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Our state allocates a sum of money for the purchase of books for the student sent abroad. The disbursement of this amount may be delayed. Is it permissible for me to buy books from my own account? And then, after the amount allocated for books is disbursed, I take it for myself in exchange for what I previously paid from my account.
Answer:
Yes, this is your right. This is your right. If you take the amount you paid, this is your right. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3803- 4717] دولتنا تدفع للمبتعث قيمة الكتب فهل يجوز لي أن أقدم من مالي لشراء الكتب ثم آخذه منهم؟ — youtube.com
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