Question Summary:
Do we have to return at the present cost of the belongings?

Question Detail:

 
I asked a question regarding what to do with in laws furniture after divorce,which was answered in Fatwa: 27824.I want to know whether we have to return at the present cost of the belongings or at the cost of buying those,incase we return in money ? A cse is going on court where she may claim for a monthly payment by my brother,if we give that money from the cost of the belongings would it be a proper return of the things ?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
You must return the actual items, not their value. As stated in the previous Fatwa, please seek legal advice for returning the items.
Please clarify what the claim for a monthly payment is for. You may forward the clarification to admin@daruliftaa.net
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hisham Dawood
Student, Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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