FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL-KAFI #1955: HUKUM MENGHILANGKAN WANG YANG DIAMANAHKAN UNTUK INFAK
Must a person replace money entrusted to him for charity on behalf of a deceased person if it is lost or stolen?
Short answer
A keeper of another person's property is generally not liable for its loss unless there was negligence.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A keeper of another person's property is generally not liable for its loss unless there was negligence. Here, the keeper of the charity money acted as the owners' agent, but he did not give it out promptly and forgot about it until it went missing, which counts as negligence. He must therefore replace the lost money even if it was stolen, unless the owners forgive him.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, wajib ke atas si penjaga untuk menggantikan semula harta yang hilang walaupun ia dicuri melainkan jika pemilik-pemilik harta tersebut memaafkannya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1955: HUKUM MENGHILANGKAN WANG YANG DIAMANAHKAN UNTUK INFAK”, 14 September 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5740-al-kafi-1955-hukum-menghilangkan-wang-yang-diamanahkan-untuk-infak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-replacing-lost-entrusted-charity-money/