Giving the fare in charity with the intention of it being on behalf of its owner
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Fatwa number ( 13164 )
Q1: I came to the Riyadh area for the Eye Hospital, and after the midday prayer I found the taxi driver at the door. I told him, “I want the nearest restaurant,” and he took me to a very close one. I gave him five riyals, and he said, “I want ten.” I told him, “If you had used the meter, it would not have been more than these five.” I got out, and he took the five, threw them at me, and left. After lunch, I took a taxi for five riyals to the hospital and looked for him in order to please him, but I did not
find him. What should I do?
A: If the matter is as you described, and it is difficult to identify the owner of the taxi, then you should give in charity the fare he is entitled to, on behalf of him, to the poor.
Q1: I came to the Riyadh area for the Eye Hospital, and after the midday prayer I found the taxi driver at the door. I told him, “I want the nearest restaurant,” and he took me to a very close one. I gave him five riyals, and he said, “I want ten.” I told him, “If you had used the meter, it would not have been more than these five.” I got out, and he took the five, threw them at me, and left. After lunch, I took a taxi for five riyals to the hospital and looked for him in order to please him, but I did not
find him. What should I do?
A: If the matter is as you described, and it is difficult to identify the owner of the taxi, then you should give in charity the fare he is entitled to, on behalf of him, to the poor.
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