٢٤٦٥٨ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن علية عن مالك بن دينار قال: قال: رجل لعطاء بن أبي رباح: رجل أصاب مالا من حرام، قال: ليرده على أهله، فإن لم يعرف أهله فليتصدق به، ولا أدري: ينجيه ذلك من إثمه.
It is narrated from Hazrat Malik bin Dinar that a person asked Hazrat Ata bin Abi Rabah, "A person has acquired unlawful wealth, what should he do?" He replied, "He should return it to its owner, and if the owner is not known, then he should give it in charity. I do not know whether by doing so his sin will be absolved."