Taking someone else's shoes if one cannot find his own
Question
If I go to the musjid and someone mistakenly took my shoe and lefts their shoe, Can I take that person's shoe?
Answer
It is not permissible for you to take his shoes as you do not know with certainty whether the person who left this shoe is the one who had taken your shoes.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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