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Is it permissible to accept the compensation amount from the insurance company in a hit-and-run accident, if the driver was unlicensed and the right to imprisonment was waived, and the statements were altered to indicate that the licensed father was the original driver, knowing that the law allows the company to pursue the unlicensed driver to recover the amount?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The questioner and his family must seek forgiveness and repent from lying and deception. It is not permissible for the questioner to take money from the insurance company unless he states the full truth about who was driving the car, to enable the company to recover the money from the perpetrator. If he cannot clarify the truth, he should not take the money, even if he intends to donate it as charity; because it would be consuming wealth unlawfully.

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