How can stolen money (4,000 Egyptian Pounds) be returned to its owner, who travels frequently, with the fear of revealing the secret or reporting the theft? Is it permissible to give the stolen money in charity on his behalf, and if so, am I obligated to pay him again if he returns? And is it permissible to pay the overdue elevator maintenance fees owed by him on his behalf, to be counted from the stolen amount?
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Theft is a major sin and indicates a deficiency in faith. The thief must repent and return the stolen money to its owner by any possible means. If direct return of the money is not possible, it can be delivered to the owner without the owner knowing the source. And whoever has wronged his brother and has not absolved himself of it in this world, it will be a debt upon him in the Hereafter.
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