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Accepting Welfare Payments From Government
Is it permissible to accept welfare payments from the government?
It is permissible to take welfare payments, provided one fulfills the conditions necessary to be eligible; it is impermissible to lie about one’s circumstances in order to receive welfare, even if the source of the payments is a non-Muslim government.

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