A man bought clothes and left them at the shop, and a long time has passed; how should the shop owner deal with them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person sells in a shop, and a customer came to him and bought clothes from him and paid the price, but he left them with the shop owner and went away, and it has been a long time. What should he do with these clothes?
Answer:
If he has lost hope of the owner coming back, meaning he should give them in charity to the poor with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person sells in a shop, and a customer came to him and bought clothes from him and paid the price, but he left them with the shop owner and went away, and it has been a long time. What should he do with these clothes?
Answer:
If he has lost hope of the owner coming back, meaning he should give them in charity to the poor with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [256 -3022] رجل اشترى ملابسا ونسيها عند صاحب المحل ومضى عليها فترة طويلة، فكيف يتصرف بها صاحب المحل؟ — youtube.com
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