A man repented, but he used to steal money from shops before his repentance. What is required of him, given that he has forgotten the amounts and the owners?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : O Shaykh, for example, a man who, before he was guided, used to take money from some shops. Some of these shops, I mean, would leave money in a simple cloth bag. So he would enter, for example, at midday and take it.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Money from the drawers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And when he repented, he says: I forgot it and I forgot the owners. So what should he do?
The Shaykh : He should give charity. As long as this man says that before he committed himself to the religion, he used to take from people's money, and that now he has forgotten from whom he took and has forgotten the amounts, we say: he should give charity. If he says: I do not know how much I took? We say: verify, verify. If you estimate that it was one thousand or two thousand, you are only required to take the lower amount. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : O Shaykh, for example, a man who, before he was guided, used to take money from some shops. Some of these shops, I mean, would leave money in a simple cloth bag. So he would enter, for example, at midday and take it.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Money from the drawers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And when he repented, he says: I forgot it and I forgot the owners. So what should he do?
The Shaykh : He should give charity. As long as this man says that before he committed himself to the religion, he used to take from people's money, and that now he has forgotten from whom he took and has forgotten the amounts, we say: he should give charity. If he says: I do not know how much I took? We say: verify, verify. If you estimate that it was one thousand or two thousand, you are only required to take the lower amount. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.