I received a grant from a university, and there was a condition for employment, and the most important thing is to be enrolled in social security (meaning I must work after graduation in any job they choose or find a job myself within a certain period). I am married and have children. The employment officer suggested that I could arrange a contract at the end of the grant, as long as I am enrolled in social security... We have a friend who gave me a work contract and enrolled me through his work in social security. I have been paying social security every month since January. By the time I give birth, I will have been enrolled in social security for about 8 months, and I am just days away from my enrollment in the ninth month. My sister-in-law works at the Ministry of Labor and told my husband that she wants to arrange my papers. I am taking maternity leave benefits for 3 months. I have been receiving a salary for several months while I am not actually working. Is it permissible for me to take this maternity allowance or not? I do not know if I can take it from social security before a year has passed since my enrollment in social security or not. What is the ruling? I do not want my husband and I to fall into taking money that is not permissible according to Sharia, nor do I want to involve my sister-in-law in something incorrect.