Deposits and Trusts
This subtopic gathers questions on property held for another as a deposit or trust. They concern keeping it, using or investing it, losing it, returning it, and a holder who cannot reach the owner.
Questions readers ask here:
- Is it obligatory to guarantee a trust that was destroyed by an irresistible force?
- Should the brother responsible for the heirs' money, who lost it in stocks, return all the money?
- What are the rulings on returning a trust and the punishment for neglecting it?
- Am I obliged to compensate my friend for the mobile phone that broke after falling from my bag?
A loan given or taken belongs under Loans and Debt.
26 questions
What is the ruling on taking trust funds from charitable organizations—with the ability to return them later—for urgent personal need?
Is it permissible for the trustee to dispose of money entrusted to him for investment, and then continue to send the profits from his own money to the depositor, and what should he do if he wants to rectify the matter?