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Am I sinful if I dont repay the money ,which I dint know was given as a debt.

Q:

Assalam o alaikum

If some one gives me money and at the time of giving money he didnot mention that this is debt which I have to pay and suddenly he asks me to return the money . Please specify if I am sinful or not in this situation because at that time he did not mention that he is giving me debt which I have to return.

A:

Al-Salam Alaykum

thank you for your query.

if he did not tell  you, you don’t have to pay back. however if the amount of money he gave you is amount which normally people won’t give away, it is better to satisfy him.

best regards!

sayyid Madani