Is it permissible in a land of disbelief for a Muslim to pay the taxes imposed on him by this state from public funds?

The questioner: That is, there is an income tax, as you mentioned, which exists in America and is sometimes very high. And as you said, especially in a case like this when a man receives his compensation before he is entitled to it, they then take about twenty percent as a penalty he pays because of withdrawing this amount early. This means they took it without any right on their part. So if this man, for example, can take the equivalent of this money from the state's property, for example.

The Shaykh: Secretly.

The questioner: Secretly, for example, he works in one of the state institutions or others without, for example, his matter being discovered. So does this mean?

The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible. We have an explicit hadith regarding this, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) Then, when we say, without blame, that this man who withdrew his money before retirement had a tax imposed on him, and they took this tax from him without right, I think there is something of unfairness in saying that they took this money or this tax from him without right. Who imposed that addition on what was deducted from his money? Who imposed it? It is this system. Now, this system dealt with a type of action through another system. So why do we say there is no justice there, and we say here it is oppression? No, the truth is that this system, regardless of whether it is lawful or not, is a fair dealing with people's actions in light of the assistance they provide. And Allah is the Helper.

The questioner: Can we say, O Shaykh, that the one who wants to live there in a land of disbelief must bear these systems?

The Shaykh: That is, a just recompense.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh: Take a hundred from outside the heat. Yes.