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What is the ruling on a poor person secretly taking money from his friend, the shop owner, knowing that he helps him a lot and is too shy to ask him for money, and what is the ruling on the money he took previously?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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If there was no contract or custom indicating that the person performing this work is entitled to a wage, then he is not entitled to demand payment in the first place. He is considered a volunteer in his work. Consequently, his taking money without the owner's knowledge is considered theft, and he must return it. However, if there was a contract or custom stipulating a wage, then he is entitled to demand it.

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