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Stolen wealth

· 7 Safar 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person stole money from a person then another person stole from the original thief, Islamically does the thief get compensated in the next life?

Answer

How can he be compensated for the wealth he had stolen? The stolen money has to be returned to the original owner.

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

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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