How is stolen money returned to its owners without causing harm?
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Question:
The questioner asks: How is stolen money returned, given that returning it to its owners would result in great harm?
Answer:
It is obligatory to return it to its owners in a way that does not involve harm. If the harm is more severe and you cannot deliver the money except by causing greater harm, then you must repent to Allah and dispose of this money with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner, giving it as charity. Yes.
The questioner asks: How is stolen money returned, given that returning it to its owners would result in great harm?
Answer:
It is obligatory to return it to its owners in a way that does not involve harm. If the harm is more severe and you cannot deliver the money except by causing greater harm, then you must repent to Allah and dispose of this money with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner, giving it as charity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يرد المال المسروق لأصحابه دون التعرض للضرر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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