I stole money from a man who does not pray, so how do I return it?

Question:
This questioner from Jeddah, S.A.M., says that when she was young, she stole a sum of money from a man who does not pray. She says this man found the money because it was lost property. How do I return this money?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is necessary to return this money to the owner from whom it was taken, because it is a right of his that remains in the liability of the one who took it. Therefore, it must be returned by any means. Yes.