ANSWER:

Try all means to contact her, if after all options are exhausted & you don’t find her, give that amount in charity to a poor and needy Muslim, besides sincerely repenting to Allah while showing deep remorse.

QUESTION: About 8 years ago, I sewed clothes with a woman and told her I would pay her later. At the time, I didn’t have any intention to. Now that I’m practicing and know better, I want to pay her back. I was unable to pay her as she moved away from her shop, I’ve lost all contact with her and this debt weight heavily on me. What can I do about it