Disposing of money left behind by a fleeing beggar
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man saw a young man standing by some cars and thought he was trying to steal, so he called out to him. He found a sum of money with him and asked him about it. The young man said, “I am asking people for money, that is, begging.” The man took the money from him to look into it, but the young man fled and left the money. What should the man do with this money, since he has not found this young man up to this time?
Answer:
If he is confident that he will not find him and confident that the money will not be returned to him, he should give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner, thereby disposing of it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man saw a young man standing by some cars and thought he was trying to steal, so he called out to him. He found a sum of money with him and asked him about it. The young man said, “I am asking people for money, that is, begging.” The man took the money from him to look into it, but the young man fled and left the money. What should the man do with this money, since he has not found this young man up to this time?
Answer:
If he is confident that he will not find him and confident that the money will not be returned to him, he should give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner, thereby disposing of it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 075 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الفرائض / ميراث المفقود / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:27)
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