My father-in-law, an elderly man,

Q: I am an elderly man receiving a yearly allowance for me and my family from the Social Security. Allah willed that a son and a daughter of mine, who were included in that allowance, died in the same year. However, I continued taking the full allowance for two years. After I told the person in charge of the Social Security about the death of my son and daughter, he excluded them from the allowance, but until now I do not know how much their total shares for these two years would be. I submit my question to Your Eminence hoping that you would give the legal Fatwa in this regard. May Allah reward you.

A: If the matter is as you have mentioned, you must pay back Social Security the total shares of the allowance paid to your deceased son and daughter for the past two years.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.