Is it permissible to donate in-kind the value of stolen items to charitable organizations with the intention of giving charity on behalf of their unknown owners or those who cannot be reached? Are previous charities accepted if they were from lawful money? Can the intention of charities be changed to be on behalf of those from whom items were stolen? Should the value of stolen gold be calculated at its price at the time of the theft or at its current value?

Stolen property must be returned to its owner or their heirs. If the owner is unknown and cannot be identified, it is permissible to give the value of the stolen property as charity on their behalf. It is not possible to change the intention of previous charitable donations from being for yourself to being for those you wronged, because "deeds are by intentions," and intention is a prerequisite that precedes deeds. Therefore, you must make an effort to give charity on behalf of those you wronged. "And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out." And "the one who repents from sin is like one who has no sin." It is hoped that Allah will fulfill the obligation on behalf of one who is unable to return all the stolen property, for "whoever takes people's money with the intention of repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf."