My colleague gave me one hundred riyals and said, “If you find a poor person, give it to him, and if you need it, take it.” So, may I take it directly?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My colleague gave me one hundred riyals and said, “If you find a poor person, give it to him, and if you need it, take it.” He says: I took it directly and used it to meet my need. Is there anything required of me in that?
Answer:
He permitted you to take it, meaning you may take it, use it to meet your need, and own it; there is nothing wrong with that. However, if it was in the nature of a loan, meaning he said, “Borrow it, use it to meet your need, and return it,” then it is as he told you, on the condition he stated. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My colleague gave me one hundred riyals and said, “If you find a poor person, give it to him, and if you need it, take it.” He says: I took it directly and used it to meet my need. Is there anything required of me in that?
Answer:
He permitted you to take it, meaning you may take it, use it to meet your need, and own it; there is nothing wrong with that. However, if it was in the nature of a loan, meaning he said, “Borrow it, use it to meet your need, and return it,” then it is as he told you, on the condition he stated. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2076 -3022] أعطاني زميلي مئة ريال، وقال إن وجدت مسكيناً فأعطه، وإن احتجت فخذها، فهل آخذها مباشرة؟ — youtube.com
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