Is it permissible for a refugee living in a foreign country, receiving full welfare, to work "under the table" to meet his family's needs and pay off his debts, especially since self-employment is not available to him?
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If the work is not licensed, the decisive factor is the type of work. If it is permissible () and does not involve breaching the covenant under which one entered the country, and there is no deception towards the entity providing assistance, then it is permissible. However, if the work is forbidden (), one must abandon it and fear Allah.
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