Denouncing a colleague's participation in theft and the right to a private claim
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The questioner:
He says: Is my denial of my colleague's participation in theft, or in another case, where he actually participated in the act and a specific right is thereby established, an incorrect denial?
The Shaykh:
Repeat, repeat.
The questioner:
I am repeating the question. You say that he denied his colleague's participation in a theft case, or in the case of the higher one, even though he actually participated, and there is a specific right that is established upon us, may Allah preserve him. Is it possible for me to participate with my colleague, and is this incorrect denial considered false testimony, or what is it?
The Shaykh:
So you must repent from that, and you must advise him to repent to Allah, just as you do, and to pay the right to its rightful owners if he knows them. If he does not know them, he should give charity with what he took from them to the poor, with the intention on their behalf, with the intention on behalf of their owners. And may Allah forgive him. You must advise him, and you must repent to Allah from your negligence and your denial. And be glad of good, if Allah wills.
He says: Is my denial of my colleague's participation in theft, or in another case, where he actually participated in the act and a specific right is thereby established, an incorrect denial?
The Shaykh:
Repeat, repeat.
The questioner:
I am repeating the question. You say that he denied his colleague's participation in a theft case, or in the case of the higher one, even though he actually participated, and there is a specific right that is established upon us, may Allah preserve him. Is it possible for me to participate with my colleague, and is this incorrect denial considered false testimony, or what is it?
The Shaykh:
So you must repent from that, and you must advise him to repent to Allah, just as you do, and to pay the right to its rightful owners if he knows them. If he does not know them, he should give charity with what he took from them to the poor, with the intention on their behalf, with the intention on behalf of their owners. And may Allah forgive him. You must advise him, and you must repent to Allah from your negligence and your denial. And be glad of good, if Allah wills.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء الخير - ابن باز — archive.org (29:22)
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