What should one do who received a tire inflation service and did not pay, thinking it was free, then realized his mistake but could not find the workshop owner? Likewise, what should one do who hit a car and fled, and does not know its owners but wishes to return their rights?
The rights of people are based on strict restitution. Repentance from wronging them is not complete except by returning their rights to them or seeking their forgiveness. If this is not possible, then charity should be given on their behalf. Therefore, the questioner must pay the workshop's fee and exert effort to reach the owner of the damaged car to seek his forgiveness or pay the cost of the damage. If he cannot find him, he should give in charity an amount that he believes is sufficient to cover the cost of the damage, and the reward for this charity will be for the car's owner.
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