What is the ruling on children forging their father's death certificate to benefit from his monthly salary, and are these funds considered permissible or unlawful?
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What the deceased's children did—forging a life certificate to claim his pension—entails two prohibitions: consuming others' wealth unjustly, and forging a false certificate. They must desist from this act and return the money to its rightful owners or spend it on general Muslim welfare.
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