Disposing of the money of a worker who left his money behind and was lost

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In past years and past times, a person worked for me and left behind some simple money, Honorable Shaykh. He did not take it, then he traveled and was lost. What should I do with this small amount that belongs to him, even though I searched for him and found no way to reach him?

Answer:
If you have made every effort to search for him and deliver his right to him, but were unable to do so, then you should give this amount, which is your debt to him, in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to him. If he comes back, he may either accept the reward and the charity, or he may ask for the money, in which case you give him his right, and the reward for the charity is yours. Yes.