Taking money sent to a delinquent debtor
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I lent a person a sum of money, and time has passed while he is delaying and does not want to pay it back. Another person gave me a sum and said, “Give this to so-and-so, who borrowed from me.” The question is: Is it permissible for me to take it and not give it to him, even if he does not agree?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible for you to take it. It is not permissible for you to take it. You should leave it with its owner and say, “I am one of those who will deliver it,” or you should give it to the person to whom it was sent, because it is a trust in your possession until you fulfill it, as Allah the Exalted says:[An-Nisa 4:58] and [An-Nisa 4:58].
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I lent a person a sum of money, and time has passed while he is delaying and does not want to pay it back. Another person gave me a sum and said, “Give this to so-and-so, who borrowed from me.” The question is: Is it permissible for me to take it and not give it to him, even if he does not agree?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible for you to take it. It is not permissible for you to take it. You should leave it with its owner and say, “I am one of those who will deliver it,” or you should give it to the person to whom it was sent, because it is a trust in your possession until you fulfill it, as Allah the Exalted says:
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing.
إِنَّAllah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَا
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تعاهد الماقين وغيرهما من غضون الوجه — islamhouse.com (1:06:12)
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