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Inability To Locate Owner Of Misappropriated Money
What is my liability as regards misappropriated money if the owner is not traceable?
If money was taken and every reasonable effort has been made to locate the original owner but he is untraceable or no longer exists, the one who misappropriated should give the money away in charity; it being superior to give charity to those eligible to receive zakat rather to an ordinary charity; while the debt would be cleared, it would be superior, but not obligatory, to continue searching for the original owner; it is impermissible to give the money away in charity when one is able to locate the rightful owner.

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