What is the ruling on money taken by a government official from a belligerent, infidel state to Islam, for the maintenance of hospitals and infrastructure in his region, then with which he fled after the rebels took control of his village, and what is the ruling on a Muslim helping him invest it?
It is not permissible for this person to own this money. He must return it to the entity that gave it to him. If he is unable to do so, he must spend it on public utilities, such as maintaining hospitals in another village.
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