Is it permissible to receive a sum of money added to the monthly salary under the name "transportation allowance," which was allocated through favoritism, knowing that the value of this amount exceeds the salary itself, and the distance between home and work is short, and is this amount considered compensation for a previous salary that was less than what is customary?
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First: Interceding for employment is permissible under two conditions: that you are qualified for the job, and that your intercession does not harm someone more deserving than you.
Second: The allocation of a transportation allowance: If you are not entitled to this amount according to the regulations and rules of the authority, then it is not permissible for you to take it, even if the head of the authority allocated it to you due to favoritism. The fact that those at your same academic level or younger than you receive higher salaries does not justify your taking what you are not entitled to.
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