What must I do concerning my colleague after taking a broken measuring device from him without his knowledge, then one of my relatives took the device from me with the intention of fixing it but did not, knowing that I am too shy to tell him, and is it permissible for me to donate its value in charity, knowing that it is broken and cheap?
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It is obligatory to return the device to its owner by any suitable means, even without his knowledge, because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The wealth of a Muslim is not lawful except with his willing consent," and he also said: "The hand is responsible for what it takes until it returns it."
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