My father died

A: Taking money from others without their permission is considered as a breach of trust, even if it is done with the intention of repaying it from your salary or any other way. It is considered as rendering a part of other people’s money inactive and depriving the owner of the money of the possibility of using it in a profitable way. It also brings shame on you and harms your integrity. Since you returned the money to its owner when he found out and asked for it, and you regret what you did, you should now firmly resolve not to do anything like it again, apologize to the owner of the money until he forgives you, and make sincere Tawbah (repentance to Allah) and a lot of good deeds, acting upon the Hadith saying, “Follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will erase it.” (Part No. 14; Page No. 164) May Allah forgive you, accept your Tawbah, and keep you away from sins and bad deeds, May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.