What should the employee do with the surplus amount he has after purchasing materials for a government department at a price lower than the specified amount, and is it permissible for him to take it?
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It is impermissible to take any excess money when making purchases for your employer; rather, it is obligatory to return it to them, unless you are authorized by one who is empowered to do so. For you are merely an agent in purchasing those items. The obligation of returning it is indicated by the of Urwah ibn al-Ja'd al-Bariqi, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave him a dinar to buy a sheep, so he bought two sheep with it, then sold one of them for a dinar, and came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) with a dinar and a sheep.
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