Is EMA halal or haram?

Assalamu Alaykum,

Could you please tell me whether or not EMA is halal or haram. basically it is ?30.00 a week i recieve from the goverment for coming to college if i don’t attend college i don’t recieve it.

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Receiving EMA is allowed as long as one is in fact eligible and does not make any fraudulent claims. والله اعلم

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Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib
London, UK

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This answer was collected from MuftiSays.com, based in London (UK). It is one of the fruits of Darul Uloom London. Many ‘ulama are involved in answering the Q&A on the site, including: Shaikul Hadeeth Mufti Umar Farooq Sahib, Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib, Mufti Abdullah Patel Sahib, Maulana Qamruz Zaman Sahib, Mufti Abu Bakr Karolia Sahib.

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