A poor man was given ten thousand riyals to pay off his debt, but it turned out that his debt was eight thousand riyals. What should he do with the two thousand?

The Shaykh : A man gave a person ten thousand riyals to pay off his debt, but it turned out that his debt was eight thousand riyals. What should he do with the two thousand?

The questioner : He returns the two thousand.

The Shaykh : He returns the two thousand. Do you agree with that? A man was given ten thousand to pay off the debt, but it turned out that his debt was eight thousand. It is obligatory for him to pay off the debt and return the two thousand, because he was given the money to settle the debt, not to own it.