Is it obligatory for one who stole before reaching puberty to return what he stole, and likewise to make up the days he broke in Ramadan?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the thefts I committed before reaching puberty, and is it obligatory for me to return them? Likewise, regarding breaking the fast during the day in Ramadan, is it obligatory for me to make up the fasts?
Answer:
Before reaching puberty, it is not obligatory for you to make up Ramadan, because fasting was not obligatory upon you. As for the rights of people and their injustices, if you are able to return them, it is obligatory for you to do so. A minor, a madman, or an insane person is not excused from the rights of people; they must be returned to their owners if possible. If you do not know them, you should give this money in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to their owners.
If you are unable to return it to him, otherwise it remains a debt. A minor is not excused for playing with people's money and taking it. Even if a beast eats from people's money, its owner must guarantee it if he was negligent.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the thefts I committed before reaching puberty, and is it obligatory for me to return them? Likewise, regarding breaking the fast during the day in Ramadan, is it obligatory for me to make up the fasts?
Answer:
Before reaching puberty, it is not obligatory for you to make up Ramadan, because fasting was not obligatory upon you. As for the rights of people and their injustices, if you are able to return them, it is obligatory for you to do so. A minor, a madman, or an insane person is not excused from the rights of people; they must be returned to their owners if possible. If you do not know them, you should give this money in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to their owners.
If you are unable to return it to him, otherwise it remains a debt. A minor is not excused for playing with people's money and taking it. Even if a beast eats from people's money, its owner must guarantee it if he was negligent.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2249- 4717] هل يجب على من سرق قبل البلوغ أن يرد ما سرقه وكذلك قضاء ما أفطره من رمضان؟ — youtube.com
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