Employees taking from the state's funds on the pretext of being those who work on them
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for the employees who are in charge of the state's funds to take from them, even if it is a small amount, on the grounds that they say the text states: "and for those who work on it," meaning the state's funds?
The Shaykh:
Huh, what?
The questioner:
He said "and for those who work on it," those who work on it.
The Shaykh:
Answer. Those who are in charge of it, who said that? This is ghalul (embezzlement of war spoils). It is not permissible to take from the war spoils or from the state's public funds except what the one in authority gives you, or else you take only your salary, because you are a trustee. A trustee does not betray the trust by taking from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for the employees who are in charge of the state's funds to take from them, even if it is a small amount, on the grounds that they say the text states: "and for those who work on it," meaning the state's funds?
The Shaykh:
Huh, what?
The questioner:
He said "and for those who work on it," those who work on it.
The Shaykh:
Answer. Those who are in charge of it, who said that? This is ghalul (embezzlement of war spoils). It is not permissible to take from the war spoils or from the state's public funds except what the one in authority gives you, or else you take only your salary, because you are a trustee. A trustee does not betray the trust by taking from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 73 — youtube.com (1:08:45)
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