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What should I do to atone for forgetting to pay the driver who left the place and whom I know nothing about?

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If a person despairs of knowing the owner of the unlawfully acquired money, he should give it away in charity on his behalf, provided he guarantees it to him should he find him later. This combines absolving the recipient's responsibility and securing reward for the owner.

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