How does a repentant person return money he stole when he does not know the exact amount?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man was negligent in his trust, as he was working in a commercial shop and would take money from the drawer without recording it in his account. He has repented to Allah. Regarding the trust, he was working in a commercial shop and would take money from the drawer without recording it in his account. He says he has repented to Allah. What is obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to return the money to its owners. The money he took, he must return it to its owners, and if they are not present, to their heirs.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you and protect you: What if he does not know the exact amount of the money?
The Shaykh:
He estimates it. He estimates it. He strives to estimate it. He takes precautions. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man was negligent in his trust, as he was working in a commercial shop and would take money from the drawer without recording it in his account. He has repented to Allah. Regarding the trust, he was working in a commercial shop and would take money from the drawer without recording it in his account. He says he has repented to Allah. What is obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to return the money to its owners. The money he took, he must return it to its owners, and if they are not present, to their heirs.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you and protect you: What if he does not know the exact amount of the money?
The Shaykh:
He estimates it. He estimates it. He strives to estimate it. He takes precautions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 422- كيف يردّ التائب مالاً سرقه ولا يعرف مقداره؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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