Is donating money to the poor, after it was impossible to return it to the German company from which it was defrauded, considered an absolution of one's responsibility?
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If it is impossible to return the money to its owners, then it should be spent on the welfare of the Muslims. And since the questioner has donated the money to the poor, he is absolved of responsibility.
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