I was entrusted with money to start a business with, but I took it for myself. I will return it to its owner with an increase. What is the ruling?
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Question:
The second question, O Muhammad Masfir. The second question. May Allah reward you with good. A man gave me a sum of money and said, "Start a business for me." Then I did not find a business for it, so I took it and I intend to return it to him with an increase from my own money, without agreeing on the increase. This increase is from me because I was unable to invest it. Okay, thank you, Masfir. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
No, my brother, return the amount to him without an increase and without anything else, as long as you did not invest it and did not obtain any profits from it. Return it to him and tell him that it was not possible for you to invest this amount. Yes.
The second question, O Muhammad Masfir. The second question. May Allah reward you with good. A man gave me a sum of money and said, "Start a business for me." Then I did not find a business for it, so I took it and I intend to return it to him with an increase from my own money, without agreeing on the increase. This increase is from me because I was unable to invest it. Okay, thank you, Masfir. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
No, my brother, return the amount to him without an increase and without anything else, as long as you did not invest it and did not obtain any profits from it. Return it to him and tell him that it was not possible for you to invest this amount. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، وضع عندي مالا لافتتح به مشروعا فأخذته لنفسي، وسأرجعه لصاحبه مع زيادة، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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