Being unable to find the owner of a borrowed item

· 11 Rabiʻ II 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I went to Nizaamuddeen markaz to attend a mashwara. One brother gave me a pen to me to write. After sometime I forgot to give the pen to that brother [even his face also I don't remember now]. Give me a solution, what must I do?

Answer

Try your best to locate the person. If you cannot then you may give the pen to some poor deserving person.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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