Returning the deposited item itself or its value
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man deposits money with me, is it obligatory for me to return the deposited money itself, or its value and its equivalent?
Answer:
No, return the deposited item itself. As for the value, that would become a purchase; it would become buying and selling. Do not return the value; return the item itself. Do not dispose of it; leave it as it is. Do not untie the bag, and do not untie the knot. Return it to its owner as it came to you. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man deposits money with me, is it obligatory for me to return the deposited money itself, or its value and its equivalent?
Answer:
No, return the deposited item itself. As for the value, that would become a purchase; it would become buying and selling. Do not return the value; return the item itself. Do not dispose of it; leave it as it is. Do not untie the bag, and do not untie the knot. Return it to its owner as it came to you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/96 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (29:46)
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