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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is required of the repentant thief toward the one from whom he stole

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a person stole a certain amount of money from its owner, then he repented. What is required of him after repenting is to inform the one from whom he stole,

Answer:
If the hadd (fixed punishment) has not been reached by the authorities, he repents to Allah, returns the money to its owner, and asks him for forgiveness. He asks him for forgiveness and returns the money to him. This is what is obligatory upon him: repentance and returning the money to its owner, and asking him for forgiveness. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (40:02)

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