Repentance from stealing money whose owner is unknown
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says that he stole a large amount of money and fled. He has now repented to Allah and wants to return it to its owner, but he does not know where the owner is. He asks: Should I give this money in charity?
Answer:
If he has given up hope of delivering it to its owner, he should give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says that he stole a large amount of money and fled. He has now repented to Allah and wants to return it to its owner, but he does not know where the owner is. He asks: Should I give this money in charity?
Answer:
If he has given up hope of delivering it to its owner, he should give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-14-07-1439هـ — af.org.sa (1:02:05)
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