Taking money without right and how to return it, such as using the company’s telephone or being absent from work for a day?
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The questioner : How does one who takes money without right return it, such as one who uses the company’s telephone or is absent from work for a day?
The Shaykh : This is if it is possible to return the money, for example, if one is absent from work for a day and is compensated for that day... If it is possible to return it to the state treasury, it is obligatory. If it is not possible and one says, "I want to compensate for this with other deeds that do not obligate me," that is good and better than giving it in charity, if it is possible to give it to the responsible party so that it reaches the state treasury; in that case, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : This is if it is possible to return the money, for example, if one is absent from work for a day and is compensated for that day... If it is possible to return it to the state treasury, it is obligatory. If it is not possible and one says, "I want to compensate for this with other deeds that do not obligate me," that is good and better than giving it in charity, if it is possible to give it to the responsible party so that it reaches the state treasury; in that case, it is obligatory.