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What is the ruling on taking trust funds from charitable organizations—with the ability to return them later—for urgent personal need?

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It is not permissible for the treasurer of a charitable society to dispose of its funds except within the limits approved by the administration, because he is entrusted with the money and must preserve and take care of it. One form of breach of trust is for the trustee to borrow the money entrusted to him. If he does so, he is considered an aggressor and must guarantee the money even if it is destroyed after he returns it, because by his aggression he becomes like a usurper. Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymeen mentioned that an agent is trustworthy unless he commits aggression or negligence. If he disposes of the money without the owner's permission, his trustworthiness is removed, and he is obligated to guarantee it. The Permanent Committee advised against the impermissibility of an employee borrowing from the fund entrusted to him. Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan also advised against mixing deposits with private money and disposing of them without the owners' permission, and that the profits belong to the owners of the money, with a fair wage for the worker.

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