The ruling on purchasing a bicycle that turns out to be stolen
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Question:
The questioner says: I bought a bicycle, and after a while it became certain to me that it was stolen. I do not know the seller or the owner of the bicycle. What is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
You are the negligent one. Why did you buy it when you did not obtain a title deed for it? If you do not know the owner, he must provide proof of his ownership, either by a title deed or by witnesses. This is his property. So if you bought it without knowing the owner, you are the negligent one. But if this has already happened and it occurred, and you do not know the owner, and it is not possible [to return it], then give its value in charity. Give its value in charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I bought a bicycle, and after a while it became certain to me that it was stolen. I do not know the seller or the owner of the bicycle. What is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
You are the negligent one. Why did you buy it when you did not obtain a title deed for it? If you do not know the owner, he must provide proof of his ownership, either by a title deed or by witnesses. This is his property. So if you bought it without knowing the owner, you are the negligent one. But if this has already happened and it occurred, and you do not know the owner, and it is not possible [to return it], then give its value in charity. Give its value in charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 095-كتاب الحدود - القطع في حد السرقة وحد قطع الطريق - 12-2-2 — archive.org (1:14:20)
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