Must public funds unlawfully acquired be immediately relinquished, or may their relinquishment be deferred to meet personal needs (such as marriage and building a house), and what is the value that must be relinquished if they were acquired 25 years ago in the form of food items whose prices have changed?

The answer regarding the impermissibility of delaying the disbursement of funds was provided in Fatwa No. 155996. As for returning the materials, if they have an equivalent, then their equivalent must be returned. If they do not have an equivalent, then their value must be returned. The preponderant opinion is that the value should be estimated on the day the materials were taken.