Is it permissible, in Islamic law, for a student on scholarship not to return to his home country after the end of his scholarship, and to remain in America to complete his studies under the pretext that the American degree is more valuable, and to resort to deception to evade paying the amount due for not adhering to the condition of return?
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The conditions of the grant provided by the state must be observed, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Muslims are bound by their conditions." It is not permissible to waive this condition.
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