Donating small amounts left over from people’s money
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Question:
He says: I have worked for a government agency for twenty-five years. The nature of my work is such that I am sometimes left with twenty-five or fifty halalas, and I cannot find a way to return them to the owner of the money because I have run out of these denominations. My question is: I donated five hundred riyals to a Qur’an memorization association for its new building. Is my obligation discharged, or am I required to return the money to its owners?
Answer:
This is the default ruling. The default is to return the money to its owners. So, you accumulate the halalas until they reach a sum of money that you return to their owners. This is the default. Unless they have given you permission. If they have given you permission to give it in charity or donate it to a charitable organization. Or if their names are lost and you cannot reach them because they have moved away and you do not know where they went, then you give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: I have worked for a government agency for twenty-five years. The nature of my work is such that I am sometimes left with twenty-five or fifty halalas, and I cannot find a way to return them to the owner of the money because I have run out of these denominations. My question is: I donated five hundred riyals to a Qur’an memorization association for its new building. Is my obligation discharged, or am I required to return the money to its owners?
Answer:
This is the default ruling. The default is to return the money to its owners. So, you accumulate the halalas until they reach a sum of money that you return to their owners. This is the default. Unless they have given you permission. If they have given you permission to give it in charity or donate it to a charitable organization. Or if their names are lost and you cannot reach them because they have moved away and you do not know where they went, then you give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (1:15:03)
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