A person took money from people without right, and he is regretful of that; what should he do?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a man who took sums of money from several people, but without their knowledge or consent. He is now regretful of it, but he is unable to return the money to its owners. Knowing that the total amount he took is twenty-five thousand riyals, what should he do?
Answer:
The rights of people remain in his liability; they are not dropped except by paying them to the owners or by the owners forgiving him. Otherwise, they remain in his liability. So he must do what he can to return them or to seek their forgiveness. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a man who took sums of money from several people, but without their knowledge or consent. He is now regretful of it, but he is unable to return the money to its owners. Knowing that the total amount he took is twenty-five thousand riyals, what should he do?
Answer:
The rights of people remain in his liability; they are not dropped except by paying them to the owners or by the owners forgiving him. Otherwise, they remain in his liability. So he must do what he can to return them or to seek their forgiveness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1945- 4717] شخص أخذ المال من الناس دون حق، وهو نادم على ذلك؛ فماذا يفعل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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