Returning the old stolen garment after repentance
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person stole a garment from another, and after a period of time he repented of his deed and wanted to return the stolen item, but the garment has become old. Is it obligatory for him to buy him another one, a new garment?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the owner of the garment does not forgive him, he brings him a garment like it and better than it. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: If he buys him a new one, is it permissible for him to use the old stolen garment?
The Shaykh:
It is not returned to him; it is returned to him because it is evil wealth and bad wealth, given that the man has forgiven him, because he kept the garment from him and deprived him of it for a period.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person stole a garment from another, and after a period of time he repented of his deed and wanted to return the stolen item, but the garment has become old. Is it obligatory for him to buy him another one, a new garment?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the owner of the garment does not forgive him, he brings him a garment like it and better than it. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: If he buys him a new one, is it permissible for him to use the old stolen garment?
The Shaykh:
It is not returned to him; it is returned to him because it is evil wealth and bad wealth, given that the man has forgiven him, because he kept the garment from him and deprived him of it for a period.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب استحباب الصلاة في ثوبين وجوازها في الثوب الواحد — islamhouse.com (1:00:37)
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