How to Clear One's Conscience of the Rights of People
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I want to clear my conscience of the rights I took when I was young in the past. These people have died, some have traveled, and some are missing. How do I return these rights to them, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
As for rights that have a value and a specific amount, you return them to their owners if they are alive, or to their heirs if they are dead. If returning them is impossible, then you give them in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to them, and you thereby rid yourself of the debt. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I want to clear my conscience of the rights I took when I was young in the past. These people have died, some have traveled, and some are missing. How do I return these rights to them, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
As for rights that have a value and a specific amount, you return them to their owners if they are alive, or to their heirs if they are dead. If returning them is impossible, then you give them in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to them, and you thereby rid yourself of the debt. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/296 — archive.org (8:22)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.