Faraz Rabbani – Weekly Q&A Am I Allowed to Take Money Given to Me as Benefits a NonMuslim Government

			There's a
		

			question that,
		

			can I take money from a non Muslim
		

			government
		

			that that that it gives towards?
		

			Yes.
		

			If
		

			there are there, you know, there are benefits
		

			that are that are
		

			rightfully due
		

			to someone
		

			living in in a country,
		

			whether
		

			because they're a citizen
		

			or
		

			they're an immigrant there or they have
		

			some kind of residency,
		

			then if this is a,
		

			you know, if this is a benefit that
		

			you are rightfully
		

			that you are rightfully
		

			eligible for, then you can partake of it.
		

			What you cannot do is to lie, cheat
		

			or deceive. The believer does not lie, cheat
		

			or deceive.
		

			Also,
		

			we strive
		

			as believers
		

			to not be dependent on others. It is
		

			sunnah from the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.
		

			The prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam told us
		

			that it is better for us
		

			to
		

			seek
		

			Whoever,
		

			strives
		

			to be free of need of others, Allah
		

			will grant them
		

			freedom of need from others.
		

			So this is a meritorious
		

			act that one
		

			should strive to do. Right? To be of
		

			those who
		

			don't
		

			have,
		

			you know, neediness
		

			to others. But if you're in a situation
		

			where you need some kind of government benefit,
		

			etcetera, then it is permissible for us as
		

			believers
		

			to partake of that.