Is It Permissible to Receive Welfare Payments as a Student If My Father May Have Underreported His Income?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is it permissible to receive welfare payments as a student if I have provided accurate information, but my father may have underreported his income, and I have no control over it?
Answer
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
If you were honest and unaware of your father’s misreporting, then receiving welfare is permissible. You’re not sinful for others’ misdeeds, and if a problem is found later, taking corrective action is the most Allah-conscious (taqwa) path.
One must always act within the law’s bounds and not take anything by deception. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: “Whoever deceives us is not of us.” [Muslim]
I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. In sha Allah, you will receive guidance and direction.
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- Provision and Work: A Reader
- 88 – Deception, Cheating, & Concern – Birgivi’s The Path of Muhammad Explained – Sh. Faraz Rabbani – YouTube
- Welfare and Deception
- Social Security
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Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
