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Lost Property & Theft
107 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Lost Property & Theft, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Lost Property & Theft fatawa — page 1 of 3
- Mufti Online23 Sep 2026
Responsibility of goods that got stolen in transit
I ordered some items from my supplier which came to approx. R5000. I paid for the items and it was getting shipped. However, the delivery van got…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Jul 2026
Taking fishing equipment left behind by others for oneself
If a person finds any fishing equipment like sinkers etc. on the rocks by the ocean, are you allowed to take it in your possession? Usually these…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Apr 2026
Taking someone else's shoes if one cannot find his own
If I go to the musjid and someone mistakenly took my shoe and lefts their shoe, Can I take that person's shoe?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN4 Dec 2025
Refund on lost luggage
Q. One of my suitcases on a flight got lost. After weeks of calls and emails and a great amount of inconvenience, the airline has decided to pay me.…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Jamiat KZN4 Nov 2025
Responsibility for Stolen Amaanat
I received money from a friend for safekeeping. The money has been with me for a few months. However, when I recently looked for the money it was…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online23 Sep 2025
Taking someone else's identical shoes if one cannot find his own
After the Eid Salaah at the Eidgaah, I could not find my crocs. However, I found the exact same crocs after everyone left. I took it. Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 May 2025
Returning the value of a stolen item to the owner
I stole something which costs around 860 rupees MRP and I want to give the money to the owner 700 rupees but I don't know the owner. My question is,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Dec 2024
Using one's fathers money without his permission to start a business
My father keeps his money in my bank account, which mainly comes from monthly shop rent approximately 14 lakhs in total till now. I used 1.5 lakhs…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Using stolen money to study
I did an online earning course with stolen money. My question is that is it permissible for me to earn money with these skills that I have learned…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Sep 2024
Profit earned from a business that was opened with stolen money
I wasn’t really religious growing up so I made severe mistakes. I made a business that’s doing great alhamdulilah. However, I stole money from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2024
Returning money one had stolen and items one forgot to return
1. How do I return money to someone I stole from. I've made taubah over many years and it's not a big amount (under R600) but I'm embarrassed to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Purchasing a Stolen Vehicle
A purchases a vehicle for B for which he receives a commission. After the vehicle is delivered to B, B comes to know that it is a stolen vehicle.…
- Azaadville4 Jun 2024
Refund Of Stolen Qurbaani Animals
We purchased many sheep from a Muslim farmer for Qurbaani. We paid him in full. He was supposed to have delivered the sheep to us 1 or 2 days before…
- Mufti Online21 Apr 2024
Using money that one found on the road
A student found cash on the road and was in a state of dire need,with not even food at home. She used it up but feels bad. In that condition it was…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood20 Mar 2024
Customer’s phones stolen from a cellphone shop
A few weeks ago my cellphone shop was held up and everything was taken. Alhamdulillah, no one was hurt or killed. There were a few people who left…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online8 Jan 2024
Selling a stolen phone
I bought a phone to sell from someone but when they came to sell it while I'm paying them they say the phone is on contract and they have a way of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Nov 2023
Doubting whether items for sale are stolen
Is it permissible to buy extremely cheap items on ebay/facebook marketplace, if one feels that it’s stolen but is not 100% sure?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood20 Nov 2023
Returning lost items
1. During a market day, someone’s insulation tape got packed with my things and I don’t know how to find them. What do I do with it? 2. I bought a…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Jamiat KZN19 Jan 2023
Refund on lost luggage
Q. One of my suitcases on a flight got lost. After weeks of calls and emails and a great amount of inconvenience, the airline has decided to pay me.…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN19 Dec 2022
Responsibility for Stolen Amaanat
I received money from a friend for safekeeping. The money has been with me for a few months. However, when I recently looked for the money it was…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN23 Nov 2022
Are staff responsible for money stolen in a business?
Q. I work as a manager in a spare parts shop. My boss had put+/- 37,000 Kenyan shillings in a drawer below the counter. My boss told me to give it…
- Ibn Masood5 Oct 2022
Purchasing a stolen vehicle
I purchased a vehicle from a certain person (Zaid). After taking possession of the vehicle we found out that the car was stolen so I returned the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online18 Jul 2022
Courier company providing insurance for lost or damaged parcels as part of their service
A person shipped an item with a courier, only paying for the courier service without any additional insurance fees. The courier company does however…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Nov 2021
Returning an item that does not belong to you
When I was a child I remember one of the neighbours close to us had a garden that from what I remember was quite messy like things were about and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN4 Aug 2021
How should one compensate for stolen goods purchased?
In the past 2 weeks, there were mass looting of goods and damaging of property caused by the rioters and looters in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. There…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online28 Jan 2021
Using stolen money that was deposited into one's account
If someone deposits stolen cash into my account and later shares it with me, am I guilty or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2020
Using haraam money to start a business
If I bought a phone with haraam money, can I use it for a halaal online business?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jul 2020
Forgiving someone for stealing money
I'm an 18 year old female and I used to buy lots of personal stuff, for example, an expensive keyboard and mouse, a pair of headphones etc. but I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Mar 2020
Purchasing stolen items
If someone has done fraud and is selling designer clothing and items by means of fraud, is it permissible to buy any clothes, shoes or accessories…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam9 Mar 2020
How do I repay stolen money?
salaam as a youngster i had a bad habit of stealing mone from family members. i have repented and deeply regret what i have done. my parent had made…
Ahmad Patel - Mufti Online19 Feb 2020
Item lost in postage
I sell scarves and kaftans over the internet. I had a customer from another country who purchased scarves from me in September. She sent the money…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Feb 2020
Returning stolen money
When I was younger, I was involved in petty crime (theft). Now that I am older, I realise my wrongdoing, and want to know how can I repay this debt.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Repairing stolen items
I was given a computer to repair by a certain person. From what I know of this person, this computer is most likely stolen. Is it permissible to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Sep 2019
Taking money from one's wife without her permission
Can an unemployed man in debt take money from his employed wife to pay a debt without asking her permission, but having the full intention of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
What should be done with money found on the street?
If you find money on the street and pick it up and intend to give it in sadqaah, is it allowed or should you just leave it there in case the owner…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Mar 2019
Repenting from stealing and making up for one's qadha salaah
A person used to be a thief and had stolen over $100 000. He does not have any of the wealth left and has about 7 years of qadha salaah. He has…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Mar 2019
Using a lost item found on the floor
Is a small amount of money like 50 cents found on the floor permissible to spend?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Mar 2019
Disposing of haraam money
A person had some haraam money many years ago which he got from friends where they all use to work. They took the money from their work place and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Feb 2019
Taking employment in a shop that sells stolen goods
If a person has a shop and in that shop he is selling stolen goods, is the money that is earned by the worker considered haraam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Feb 2019
Compensating one's mother for losing her valuables
When I was younger around 16 years old, I took a little gift box that I thought was empty from my fathers cupboard. When going to use it, I saw a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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