The ruling on a person taking his deposited money in a state of dire necessity

The questioner : If a person has money deposited with someone, and then he is in dire need of it, for example, if something happens to him halfway down the road and he is not at the bank, does he take it openly, or does he approach someone else?

The Shaykh : And he has money with him, yes.

The questioner : Supported.

The Shaykh : Deposited. So here we may say that if the situation is such that the owner of the money is obligated to give it to him, then it is not considered a deposit. Even if the owner is present now and says, "I will never give it to you," he takes it by force. In the situation where the owner is obligated to give it to him, he takes it, because it also strengthens the case that he is a trustee with this man and the dire necessity is clear.