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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Disposing of usurped property when its owner is unknown

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The questioner:
Good evening.

The Shaykh:
Hmm?

The questioner:
If something is described and he wants to be its owner.

The Shaykh:
He usurped something. Then he wanted to return it; he repented to Allah and wanted to return it, but its owner is not present. He does not know where he went. Should he give it in charity? He gives it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to the owner? He gives it in charity if it is something that accepts charity. If it is something that does not accept charity, he gives its value in charity. Yes.

The questioner:
Good evening.

The Shaykh:
For example, food is given in charity, coins are given in charity, clothes are given in charity, land is made into a mosque, for example, or made into a project for the general Muslims. Yes. Of course, if he takes the measure. Yes, the measure of the bones. Yes, no, he is not given a choice. The usurped property is given to its owner, and he is obligated to return the equivalent. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|الإجارة|باب الغصب|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:04)

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