The responsibility of one who loses money entrusted to him
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Question:
A listener from Egypt residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says: I gave a person a sum of seventeen thousand riyals. He was traveling to Egypt to deliver it to my family. He put it in his pocket, and he had a large sum of money in his other pocket. I told him to be careful because the amount was large, but he said to me, “Do not worry; the amount is my responsibility.” When he arrived at Cairo Airport, he called me and said that the amount was lost from him. Please note that the other amount was not lost from him. Is he required to return the money he lost, or is he not responsible, according to the Shari'ah, for its loss and return? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a dispute between you and him. You go to the judge in the court, and he rules between you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
A listener from Egypt residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says: I gave a person a sum of seventeen thousand riyals. He was traveling to Egypt to deliver it to my family. He put it in his pocket, and he had a large sum of money in his other pocket. I told him to be careful because the amount was large, but he said to me, “Do not worry; the amount is my responsibility.” When he arrived at Cairo Airport, he called me and said that the amount was lost from him. Please note that the other amount was not lost from him. Is he required to return the money he lost, or is he not responsible, according to the Shari'ah, for its loss and return? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a dispute between you and him. You go to the judge in the court, and he rules between you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7490 — youtube.com (12:57)
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