The ruling on purchasing a bicycle that turns out to be stolen
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Question:
The questioner says: I bought a bicycle, and after a while it became certain to me that it was stolen, and I do not know the seller or the owner of the bicycle. What is the course of action now?
Answer:
You are the negligent one. Why did you buy it when you did not take a document proving where the bicycle came from? If you do not know the owner, he must provide proof of his ownership of it, either by a document or by witnesses that it is his property. So if you bought it and you did not know the owner, you are the negligent one. But if this has passed and it has happened, and you do not know the owner and it is not possible [to find him], then give its price in charity. Give its price in charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: I bought a bicycle, and after a while it became certain to me that it was stolen, and I do not know the seller or the owner of the bicycle. What is the course of action now?
Answer:
You are the negligent one. Why did you buy it when you did not take a document proving where the bicycle came from? If you do not know the owner, he must provide proof of his ownership of it, either by a document or by witnesses that it is his property. So if you bought it and you did not know the owner, you are the negligent one. But if this has passed and it has happened, and you do not know the owner and it is not possible [to find him], then give its price in charity. Give its price in charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/131 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:01:27)
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