I found a book in one of the hotels containing Sufi invocations, so I burned it without the owner of the place knowing. Is there anything required of me?

The questioner:
He says (may Allah preserve you): I found a book in one of the hotels containing Sufi invocations, so I burned it without the owner of the place knowing. Is there anything required of me?

The Shaykh:
The owner of the place, or the owner of the papers.

The questioner:
The owner of the hotel; it appears that the owner of the hotel is the one who benefited from it.

The Shaykh:
I mean, I am afraid the owner of the hotel would be pleased with them. You burned them, and he is watching you regarding them. Well, unless that leads to you being questioned or harmed, then no, yes. The best thing is that you did not burn them. The best thing is that you go to the authorities, the men of Hisbah, so that they can discuss this with the owner of the hotel.