Is it permissible to take compensation from the government for a house if a defect is found in it?
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Question:
Musafir from Bisha is with us on the line, please go ahead, Musafir. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Peace. I have two questions, may Allah be pleased with you. The first, may you live long, when it rains, the house leaks, a simple leak, I mean, not a major leak, is it permissible to take compensation from the government? Okay, let the Shaykh answer. Yes.
Answer:
If the government inspects it and decides to give you something, you take what the government decides. But if you demand it when you have no right to it and you impose it on the government, that is not permissible for you. Yes.
Musafir from Bisha is with us on the line, please go ahead, Musafir. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Peace. I have two questions, may Allah be pleased with you. The first, may you live long, when it rains, the house leaks, a simple leak, I mean, not a major leak, is it permissible to take compensation from the government? Okay, let the Shaykh answer. Yes.
Answer:
If the government inspects it and decides to give you something, you take what the government decides. But if you demand it when you have no right to it and you impose it on the government, that is not permissible for you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2132 - هل يجوز أخذ تعويض من الحكومة على البيت إذا ظهر فيه عيب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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