What should one do if he stole money from a disbeliever and is unable to reach him to return his right?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Ten years ago, I stole from a grocery store owner who is Hindu by religion. He has closed the store and left, so what should I do?
Answer:
If you know him or know his address, it is obligatory for you to deliver the money you took to him. If it is difficult for you to know him and deliver the amount to him, then you get rid of it by placing it in a project or giving it to a needy person in order to get rid of it. Yes.
Ten years ago, I stole from a grocery store owner who is Hindu by religion. He has closed the store and left, so what should I do?
Answer:
If you know him or know his address, it is obligatory for you to deliver the money you took to him. If it is difficult for you to know him and deliver the amount to him, then you get rid of it by placing it in a project or giving it to a needy person in order to get rid of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماذا يفعل من سرق مالًا من كافر، ولا يستطيع الوصول إليه لإرجاع الحق له؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.