Is it permissible to receive a salary for four months – one month before childbirth and three months for maternity leave – without actually commencing work, and merely relying on colleagues' signatures, under the pretext that this is a right for women from the state in light of rising prices?
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Allah Almighty commanded the fulfillment of contracts, and what the questioner is doing contradicts the contract and the condition, and leads to taking what she has no right to. High prices are not an excuse for consuming wealth unjustly and betraying in work.
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