Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's response to I borrowed someone’s pen during an exam without permission for a quick correction, and now I feel guilty. I do not know who it belonged to, so I cannot ask for forgiveness. What should I do in this situation?

I borrowed someone’s pen during an exam without permission for a quick correction, and now I feel guilty. I do not know who it belonged to, so I cannot ask for forgiveness. What should I do in this situation?

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I borrowed someone’s pen during an exam without permission for a quick correction, and now I feel guilty. I do not know who it belonged to, so I cannot ask for forgiveness. What should I do in this situation?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

If you have no way at all to know the owner, you give the item or its value in Sadaqa on behalf of the owner and pray for him.

Wassalam.