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What is the ruling on an employee taking financial bonuses disbursed to him under the pretext of transportation, when he does not actually transport himself, and is it permissible for him to take them and give them away in charity if they are unlawful?

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It is permissible to take quarterly bonuses and end-of-year bonuses if they are rightfully due under the contract, even if it requires listing them in the financial statement as transportation expenses, because lying is permissible to attain a right. However, if the contract does not include these bonuses, it is not permissible to take them, even if with the intention of giving charity, due to the falsehood involved and the unlawful appropriation of public funds.

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