Shafaqna English- The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about returning a stolen item to its owner. Question: If a person has stolen an item and then regrets it and wants to return the item to its owner but does not have access to the owner; what is the ruling in this case? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: If has lost hope of finding the owner, give it to the religious/devout poor (person) as Sadaqah. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA