The depositor died and no heir is known to him
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Fatwa number ( 11173 )
Q: I have an elderly woman who recalls that a friend of her husband had deposited a sum of money with him, but both of them have passed away, the husband and his friend, and the amount has been
consumed, but this woman wants to clear her conscience, and return the money to its owner’s family, except that she does not know of any heirs for the owner of this money, as he is from a country unknown to her. We ask your Eminence to issue a ruling to us on how to deal with this money whose people are not known after the death of its owner? May Allah reward you with good for me and for the Muslims, and guide you to obedience and to all Muslims, and may Allah increase you in knowledge, jurisprudence, scrupulousness, and piety.
A: If no heir is known for the owner, there is no harm in giving it in charity with the intention of the owner who possessed it at the time of giving the charity.
Q: I have an elderly woman who recalls that a friend of her husband had deposited a sum of money with him, but both of them have passed away, the husband and his friend, and the amount has been
consumed, but this woman wants to clear her conscience, and return the money to its owner’s family, except that she does not know of any heirs for the owner of this money, as he is from a country unknown to her. We ask your Eminence to issue a ruling to us on how to deal with this money whose people are not known after the death of its owner? May Allah reward you with good for me and for the Muslims, and guide you to obedience and to all Muslims, and may Allah increase you in knowledge, jurisprudence, scrupulousness, and piety.
A: If no heir is known for the owner, there is no harm in giving it in charity with the intention of the owner who possessed it at the time of giving the charity.
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