How to return stolen money without exposing oneself?

Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: I committed the crime of theft one day out of ignorance. I stole from one of my colleagues, and now I want to get rid of this theft after I have repented, but what is the way to do that? Because I want to preserve my honor?

Answer:
You should, along with repenting to Allah, return the stolen money to its owner in a way that he does not realize it is from you. You send it to him, you find someone to send it through and say, "This is money that was gifted to you, given to you. The person does not want to reveal his name, but it is for you." That means you send it to him in a way that he does not know it is from you and that you are the one who stole from him, so that you are free from the liability. You send it to him by any means by which he does not know it is from you, but it reaches him, and thereby you are absolved, along with the repentance.