The ruling on one who is entrusted with money to keep it and it is stolen from him

This is a letter from the sender, Sha'ban 'Abd al-Qadi, from the Arab Republic of Egypt. He says: I work in Iraq, and I sent a sum of money exceeding one thousand Egyptian pounds via the bank to my maternal uncle’s son and my wife’s brother. He received it from the bank, and after he left, the money was stolen from him. He told me that the money was stolen and lost from me. Do I have the right to demand this sum from him? And is he liable to pay it? Please advise us; may Allah reward you.
Answer: This matter is between you and him. If you forgive him, there is nothing wrong with that. If you do not forgive him, the court between you will look into his claim, his evidence, and the manner of the theft, and then it will issue a ruling. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.