What is the ruling on employment based on certificates obtained through cheating? And what is the ruling if one cheated in middle school but did not cheat in the final year?

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: Regarding some students who graduated with certificates they obtained by cheating in the school years, whether in the early years of middle school or in the university final certificate, what is the ruling on this certificate? Is it permissible for him to be employed with it? And what should he do? Some of them say: I cheated in middle school, but when I reached the final year, I did not cheat so that my certificate would be lawful. What is your response to this and your guidance?

The Shaykh : Our guidance in this matter is that a person should fear his Lord and not step out of the circle of the Islamic scholars with this heinous act, because this is not the work of Muslims; cheating is not the work of Muslims. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And in another wording: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disavowed him. This disavowal is not an absolute disavowal in the sense that whoever cheats is a disbeliever, but it is a qualified disavowal, meaning that he is not of us in this act. Every Muslim disavows this act. Whoever cheats in certificates prior to the final one is sinful, and it is sufficient for him to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for what he did and to warn those who follow his example in this act. As for cheating in the certificate that leads to employment, this is a problem and must be resolved with a radical solution. If the job he is responsible for relates to the subject in which he cheated, it is obligatory for him to resign from the job, because he is not proficient in this work. If it does not relate to the subject in which he cheated, I hope that repentance is sufficient, if Allah wills, although I do not know whether the authorities allow him to remain in his job despite the cheating or not. Yes.