What should one do with a sum of money belonging to a domestic worker who has gone missing and cannot be found?
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The questioner:
Please, Abdullah from Jeddah, you are on the line. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Please go ahead. I want to buy children’s items from the Shaykh. Please, may Allah preserve you. As for me, I employed a domestic worker, and she stayed with us for a year. Then she left, and we had a sum of money for her wages that we had collected to give to her so she could transfer it to her country. One time we went to the market, and she ran away. So we have a sum of money remaining, and we reported the matter to the security authorities and so on. We have been waiting for news about her until now, but we have found no news. As for her money, what should we do with it now? We have about seven thousand dinars.
The Shaykh:
My brother, preserve her right, preserve her right with you. The matter is hers; she is the one who will come and claim it, if she comes.
The questioner:
She ran away, and we do not know.
The Shaykh:
My brother, be patient.
The presenter:
Listen to the answer.
The Shaykh:
Preserve her right with you. The matter is hers; she is the one who will come and claim it. You preserve it for her.
The questioner:
Shaykh, it has been five years, and there is no news of her.
The Shaykh:
Does she have an address or not?
The questioner:
No, nothing at all. She did not leave us any address or any trace.
The Shaykh:
If it is not possible to reach her, or if reaching her is difficult, then you give this money in charity on her behalf.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Please, Abdullah from Jeddah, you are on the line. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Please go ahead. I want to buy children’s items from the Shaykh. Please, may Allah preserve you. As for me, I employed a domestic worker, and she stayed with us for a year. Then she left, and we had a sum of money for her wages that we had collected to give to her so she could transfer it to her country. One time we went to the market, and she ran away. So we have a sum of money remaining, and we reported the matter to the security authorities and so on. We have been waiting for news about her until now, but we have found no news. As for her money, what should we do with it now? We have about seven thousand dinars.
The Shaykh:
My brother, preserve her right, preserve her right with you. The matter is hers; she is the one who will come and claim it, if she comes.
The questioner:
She ran away, and we do not know.
The Shaykh:
My brother, be patient.
The presenter:
Listen to the answer.
The Shaykh:
Preserve her right with you. The matter is hers; she is the one who will come and claim it. You preserve it for her.
The questioner:
Shaykh, it has been five years, and there is no news of her.
The Shaykh:
Does she have an address or not?
The questioner:
No, nothing at all. She did not leave us any address or any trace.
The Shaykh:
If it is not possible to reach her, or if reaching her is difficult, then you give this money in charity on her behalf.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4400] ماذا يفعل من كان عنده مبلغ من المال للخادمة التي غابت ولم يجدها؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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