Is the thief absolved if the person whose property was stolen forgives him for part of the stolen money, and the thief returns another part, while a third part remains unreturned?
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If the rightful owner, by his own choice, forgives the thief for the remaining stolen amount, then the thief's liability is absolved. He must then fulfill the conditions of repentance: regretting the theft, abandoning it, and resolving not to return to it.
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