Disposing of a deposit and returning its equivalent
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a relative of mine deposited five hundred riyals with me, so I spent them on some of my needs. After a while, he came asking for them, so I returned the five hundred from my wallet. Is that permissible? He says: My relatives deposited five hundred riyals with me.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
So I spent them on some of my needs, and after a while he came asking for them, so I returned to him another five hundred from my wallet. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
The ruling is that you erred in your disposal of it. It is a deposit. What is it? It is a deposit that you preserve and return to him. However, if you had sought his permission to spend it or give him a substitute for it, this would fall under the category of a loan, not under the category of
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a relative of mine deposited five hundred riyals with me, so I spent them on some of my needs. After a while, he came asking for them, so I returned the five hundred from my wallet. Is that permissible? He says: My relatives deposited five hundred riyals with me.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
So I spent them on some of my needs, and after a while he came asking for them, so I returned to him another five hundred from my wallet. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
The ruling is that you erred in your disposal of it. It is a deposit. What is it? It is a deposit that you preserve and return to him. However, if you had sought his permission to spend it or give him a substitute for it, this would fall under the category of a loan, not under the category of
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شرح زاد المستقنع [59] — alfawzan.live (1:06:45)
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