Disposing of a trust's funds to deliver them to a person
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Question:
This questioner, may Allah preserve you, Mu'adh Ahmad from Dammam, says: A person gave me a sum of money to deliver to another person, and it is in my pocket. I bought something for myself with it, claiming that I had the same amount at home. Is that permissible for me?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to do that, because this is a trust, and the trustee does not dispose of the trust.[An-Nisa 4:58], it is not permissible for you to dispose of it while it is a trust, unless you seek permission from its owner. Yes.
This questioner, may Allah preserve you, Mu'adh Ahmad from Dammam, says: A person gave me a sum of money to deliver to another person, and it is in my pocket. I bought something for myself with it, claiming that I had the same amount at home. Is that permissible for me?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to do that, because this is a trust, and the trustee does not dispose of the trust.
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 - 03/269 — archive.org (2:21)
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