Following my last message about my uncle, he just said to me i forgive you, i don’t think he wants the money back because he would have said so. I said to him i had taking money from you that you didnt know about and i said can you forgive me and he said yes i forgive you
I think he said don’t do it again , i’m not sure
i am not sure if i have to return the moeny back or not. i find it hard to keep brining this up infront of him because i feel ashamed
What do you think i should do?
would asking Allah will be sufficient enough for me to be forgiven, i’m feeling scared
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuh.
If you told your uncle that you took money from him and he forgave you specifically for that, then you will be absolved of your responsibility and you do not have to return the money to him.
However, you may purchase a gift equivalent to the money that you took from him and present it to him if you wish to feel satisfied. In doing so, you would have returned the money that you took from your uncle.[1]
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Ismaeel Bassa
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1] (وَيَجِبُ رَدُّ عَيْنِ الْمَغْصُوبِ) مَا لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ تَغَيُّرًا فَاحِشًا مُجْتَبًى (فِي مَكَانِ غَصْبِهِ) لِتَفَاوُتِ الْقِيَمِ بِاخْتِلَافِ الْأَمَاكِنِ (وَيَبْرَأُ بِرَدِّهَا وَلَوْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمِ الْمَالِكِ) فِي الْبَزَّازِيَّةِ غَصَبَ دَرَاهِمَ إنْسَانٍ مِنْ كِيسِهِ ثُمَّ رَدَّهَا فِيهِ بِلَا عِلْمِهِ بَرِئَ وَكَذَا لَوْ سَلَّمَهُ إلَيْهِ بِجِهَةٍ أُخْرَى كَهِبَةٍ أَوْ إيدَاعٍ أَوْ شِرَاءٍ
وفي حاشية ابن عابدين:
(قَوْلُهُ وَيَبْرَأُ بِرَدِّهَا) أَيْ رَدِّ الْعَيْنِ الْمَغْصُوبَةِ إلَى الْمَغْصُوبِ مِنْهُ { رد المحتار على الدر المختار، ج 6، ص 182، دار الفكر-بيروت }