When I was young, I took some money without right; how do I return it when I do not know its owners?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I was young, I took some money from people without right. When I was young, I took some money from people without right, and now I am in a state of confusion because I do not know them. So how should I act and return this money to its owners?
Answer:
Yes, if you do not know them and it is not possible to deliver it to them, then give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner, and you are thereby getting rid of it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I was young, I took some money from people without right. When I was young, I took some money from people without right, and now I am in a state of confusion because I do not know them. So how should I act and return this money to its owners?
Answer:
Yes, if you do not know them and it is not possible to deliver it to them, then give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner, and you are thereby getting rid of it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1875 -3022] عندما كنت في سن الشباب أخذت بعض المال بغير حق، فكيف أردها وأنا لا أعرف أصحابها؟ — youtube.com
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