Should I return simple tools (not exceeding four dollars in value) that I obtained from my previous job, or donate their value with the intention of redressing grievances?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
You must return the tools to their owner if he did not gift them to you, based on the generality of Allah’s saying: "Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due," and the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "On the hand is what it took until it renders it." It is not sufficient to donate their value in charity unless you are unable to deliver them to him.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/159596
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 159596
- 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