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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Taking one's right from the one who offered it and did not take it, and dropping it

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The questioner:
Please, Abu Muhammad, from Madinah. Abu Muhammad.

Another questioner:
Hello, peace be upon you.

The presenter:
And upon you be peace.

Another questioner:
How are you? Are you well?

The presenter:
May Allah keep you safe, please go ahead.

Another questioner:
I have a question. Go ahead. I worked for a man and he did not pay me. Then, what is his name, I told him to call me, and he said, "Come and take your right." I told him, "If you pay me a hundred, I will not take it, and I will not forgive you; I want to torment you." Do I have any obligation regarding this, or do I not?

The Shaykh:
My brother, take only your right. Take only what is obligatory upon him, and do not take more than that.

Another questioner:
No, but I do not want to take my right; I want him to be tormented in the debt in the Hereafter.

The Shaykh:
No, if your right was offered to you and you dropped it, you have dropped it, and you are the one who let it go.

The presenter:
Thank you.

Another questioner:
And he owes nothing.

The Shaykh:
If your right is offered to you and you do not take it, he owes nothing.

Another questioner:
Yes, he says to me, "Come and take your right. I do not want you to forgive me. Take your right." And I am at a loss; I say, "No, I want to torment you."

The Shaykh:
No, my brother, it is not up to you. Do not say, "I will not take my right," or "I forgive him."

The presenter:
That is enough.

Another questioner:
No, no, I am neither forgiving him nor taking it.

The presenter:
Thank you.

The Shaykh:
It is up to you. Thank you. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (160) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-04-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:02)

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