Is it permissible to take one's right from the government through illicit means, knowing that it harms no one, that taking it through legitimate channels costs more than the right itself, and that attempting to obtain it through legitimate channels leads to mistreatment and failure to acquire it?
It is permissible to take one's right from a procrastinator without his knowledge, provided that what the inquirer considers to be his right is indeed so. This is because a government employee receives a salary that he has agreed upon and contracted for, and "Muslims are bound by their stipulations."
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