The Ruling on Delaying the Fulfillment of a Trust
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Question:
This questioner, H.D.M., says: My father gave me a sum of one hundred riyals at some point in the past to give to his mother, but I did not give her this amount, and years passed. Every time I remembered it, I regretted it, and then I gave her the same amount. Is there anything on me for the delay?
Answer:
You made a mistake in the delay, because this was a trust you carried to deliver to its people,[An-Nisa 4:58]. So you made a mistake in the delay, and worse than that, you also spent it for yourself. But since you have paid it out, if possible, you should seek her forgiveness for the delay, and that is better. Yes. Yes.
This questioner, H.D.M., says: My father gave me a sum of one hundred riyals at some point in the past to give to his mother, but I did not give her this amount, and years passed. Every time I remembered it, I regretted it, and then I gave her the same amount. Is there anything on me for the delay?
Answer:
You made a mistake in the delay, because this was a trust you carried to deliver to its people,
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/222 — archive.org (2:49)
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