The Ruling on Disposing of Public Funds for Their Due Expenses
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Gasoline is allocated for vehicles in government offices, and there is often a surplus of fuel. We use this surplus to repair the vehicles. I have calculated this, and I contacted the authorized official responsible for the water that is allocated, for example, two *radd* (a unit of volume),So he said: There is no problem; you buy four *radd* at the price of the two. Is it permissible for me to dispose of the gasoline to repair the government vehicles, such as mechanical and electrical work and the like?
If the officials know that this compensation for the gasoline is more than the work requires, and in some months the gasoline increases and in some months it does not, so when it increases they say: there is no harm in spending it on repairing the car, then that is good, and may Allah reward you with good. However, if it increases and you take it for yourself, that is what is forbidden.
And if you ask them about the water, they say: There is no harm; this is a good deed, and you are seeking to make repairs with it.
If the officials know that this compensation for the gasoline is more than the work requires, and in some months the gasoline increases and in some months it does not, so when it increases they say: there is no harm in spending it on repairing the car, then that is good, and may Allah reward you with good. However, if it increases and you take it for yourself, that is what is forbidden.
And if you ask them about the water, they say: There is no harm; this is a good deed, and you are seeking to make repairs with it.