Repentance from a false oath and returning the money to its owner
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person swears a false oath and then repents and wants to return what he took to its owner, but the owner refuses to accept it, what should he do with this money?
Answer:
Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents, and it is obligatory for him to return the money to its owner. If he returns it to him and he refuses to accept it, he should give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner, so that he may be rid of it.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person swears a false oath and then repents and wants to return what he took to its owner, but the owner refuses to accept it, what should he do with this money?
Answer:
Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents, and it is obligatory for him to return the money to its owner. If he returns it to him and he refuses to accept it, he should give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner, so that he may be rid of it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الدعوى والبينات — islamhouse.com (59:30)
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