Is it permissible for expatriates in lands of disbelief to receive unemployment benefits?
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The questioner : A man to whom the disbelieving government pays a financial aid on the basis that he is not working, but if he finds work, the aid is cut off, yet he works in secret and does not inform them?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, neither this nor that. Whether he is not working or is working in secret, it is not permissible for a Muslim to reach out to a disbeliever, for the matter is as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5355 The upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that takes. And in the noble verse there is sufficient proof: [An-Nisa 4:141] This is also one of the consequences of a Muslim residing in the lands of disbelievers, which are darknesses, one above another.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, neither this nor that. Whether he is not working or is working in secret, it is not permissible for a Muslim to reach out to a disbeliever, for the matter is as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
a giving hand is better than a taking one
اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلىand never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].
و لن يجعل الله للكافرين على المؤمنين سبيلا
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