Finding a lost item, eating it, and now wanting to give it in charity through his debts to people from whom he has despaired of recovering them: what is the ruling?

Question:
He says: A man found fifteen dinars on the road and ate them all. After about a year, he thought about it and said, "This is haram (forbidden) money," and wanted to give it in charity. So he lent it to some people, then asked for it back, but they did not give it to him. Is it permissible for him to say, "This money that I lent to some people, I am giving it in charity on behalf of its original owner"? Is this permissible or not?

Answer:
He has to demand the loan he made and give it in charity. He gives it in charity with the intention of the reward for the owner. This loan is established. This money that he found and spent without applying the rulings of lost property remains in his liability. It remains in his liability. He must pay out the amount equivalent to this sum and give it in charity. Then he demands from the borrower what he owes him. There is no connection between this and that. Yes.