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Question ID: 63686Country: India
Answer ID: 63686
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 343/264/D=05/1437) If the whereabouts of the persons who have paid the amount or kept their goods are not known and they are out of reach then in such a case you may distribute their belongings to the poor and needy ones making an intention of sadaqah from its real owners. And later on if the owner comes to you, tell him that you have given it in charity to some poor in his name. In case the owner does not approve it, then you shall get the reward of the sadaqah and you should return its price to the owner.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India