Is it permissible to give in charity a dinar, a full year having passed since it was due, and its owner did not come to take it, and the one who intended to give it in charity has forgotten his appearance?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
You must return the dinar to its owner so she may dispose of it as she wishes, as long as the girl gave it to her to donate to a specific needy person whom she was unable to find.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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