The Obligations of One Who Consumes People's Wealth Wrongfully
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Question:
He asks and says: What if a man used to consume people's wealth wrongfully, and then he repented from that, what is required of him?
Answer:
Repentance wipes out what came before it, so he must repent to Allah, and repentance is obligatory. If he consumed people's rights by taking their wealth without right, he must return it to them. He must return the rights to their owners if he took wealth without right and knows who they are; he must return it to its owners along with repentance to Allah and regret. Yes.
As for if he does not know them, knowing that he took people's wealth without right, whether by theft, robbery, or betrayal, and he does not know who they are, he must give it in charity on their behalf if he does not know them. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
He asks and says: What if a man used to consume people's wealth wrongfully, and then he repented from that, what is required of him?
Answer:
Repentance wipes out what came before it, so he must repent to Allah, and repentance is obligatory. If he consumed people's rights by taking their wealth without right, he must return it to them. He must return the rights to their owners if he took wealth without right and knows who they are; he must return it to its owners along with repentance to Allah and regret. Yes.
As for if he does not know them, knowing that he took people's wealth without right, whether by theft, robbery, or betrayal, and he does not know who they are, he must give it in charity on their behalf if he does not know them. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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