The Ruling on Delaying the Return of a Borrowed Item

Question:
She asks in her question: If a person borrows items and does not return them at the specified time, or if he does not return them and is lax about it, while the owners need these borrowed items, is he sinful for that?

Answer:
If it is for a fixed period, it is obligatory for him to return it after the time expires, and he is sinful if he neglects to do so. If they lent him, for example, a car for a day or two as a loan, he must return it after the period. Or if they lent him other items from which he benefits, he must return them after the time they specified. It is not permissible for him to be lax in this matter, because this is injustice. If he is lax, he commits injustice, and it is one of the causes of bad relations between neighbors and between companions. And if he transgresses regarding the borrowed item, he is liable for it.
The point is: that he must take care of the borrowed item, protect it, and return it at the specified time. And if no time was specified, once he has fulfilled his need, he should hasten to return it. Yes.

The presenter: Thank you, Your Eminence, and may Allah bless you, your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.