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What should be done with extra money collected by the cashiers?

· 15 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am working as an accountant in a private company. I deal with the bank and cash received from customers and also make payements for the company. Somtimes when I calculate cash at closing time, it goes in excess. Can I use this cash for my personal use or not? One point I want to clear is that I am working on software and I cannot put back in software.

Answer

No. What is an excess perhaps it is an additional amount taken by the cashiers. The company should try and locate the people from whom the extra was taken. If they cannot then the company should give it out in charity to some deserving person.

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

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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