The ruling on taking a colleague's pen and forgetting to return it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: We are in the school terms, and sometimes one of us forgets his pen, so he takes his colleague's pen and does not return it to him. Does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for him to take his colleague's pen without his permission, and if he takes it, it is obligatory for him to return it to him, because it is the property of another, and a pen has value; some pens have value. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: We are in the school terms, and sometimes one of us forgets his pen, so he takes his colleague's pen and does not return it to him. Does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for him to take his colleague's pen without his permission, and if he takes it, it is obligatory for him to return it to him, because it is the property of another, and a pen has value; some pens have value. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الدعوى والبينات — islamhouse.com (57:17)
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