What is the ruling on money taken from a company six years ago, given that the amount is not remembered and there is doubt about its return, and is it permissible to give it as charity if it is impossible to return it?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Taking people's money unjustly is a grave sin, especially if the one who takes it was entrusted with it. Repentance and returning the rights to their owners are obligatory. If you know that the company has rights owed by you, then you must return them, even if through indirect means. However, if it is merely a suspicion, you are not obliged to return it, but the more cautious approach is to act to clear your conscience.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/85514
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 85514
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy