The ruling on taking the remainder of maintenance funds without the owner's knowledge

Question:
Yes, indeed. Yes. May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih, may Allah preserve you and bless you. Abu Fahd from Abha Governorate says: I would like Honorable Shaykh Salih, may Allah preserve him, to answer my question. May Allah reward you with the best reward. I was living in one of the apartments, and the owner of this apartment gave me a sum of money to renovate and maintain the building, and he told me to spend it as I see fit. So I would go to bring in workers and bargain with them for the lowest prices, and I did not return the remaining money to the owner. I used to say to myself that this remaining money is a wage for my efforts, without informing the building owner. What is the ruling on this? May Allah reward you with the best reward.

Answer:
The ruling on this is that it is not permissible except with the consent of the owner of the money. You should agree with him and inform him of the situation. If he is pleased with it, then there is no harm in that. Yes.

The presenter:
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