Is a gift returned to its owner?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This depends on the situation. If the person who gave the gift did so to cause harm or to ward off evil—for example, if he feared that the official would wrong him if he did not give him something—then this gift is returned to its owner. However, if he gave it of his own free will, it should be placed in the public treasury.
The Shaykh : This depends on the situation. If the person who gave the gift did so to cause harm or to ward off evil—for example, if he feared that the official would wrong him if he did not give him something—then this gift is returned to its owner. However, if he gave it of his own free will, it should be placed in the public treasury.