Giving back a gift of money that has been mixed with my own money – is it considered perished?Category: QuestionsAuthor "fiqh department"Giving back a gift of money that has been mixed with my own money – is it considered perished?
addy asked 1 month ago

Salams
In a difficult time, someone offered me $5000 who was a good friend, and said they were giving it purely out of goodness of their heart, no strings, no need to pay any of it back, purely as a gift and never to feel bad about accepting.
They are now asking for some or most of it back, though they haven\’t declared they want it back – they have said they expect I pay most of it back though no given amount specified despite me asking them.
However, I had combined the 5k, with another 5k I had  later on, and I had then used 5k of this money. It is hard to say which was from the gift and which money I already had if that makes sense, it had been mixed with my general savings.
From these savings I paid back a debt of 5k. If I recall I do believe my intentions were using the 5k gifted to settle a debt I had with someone else – but I can\’t be 100% sure.
If the money had been mixed with my overall money, it is hard to say if the money I then spent can be considered my money or theirs – but I did have an intention that the money I am spending though mixed with mine, was from the gift.
What is the verdict on paying the person back ? They are causing me a lot of mental health issues and emotional blackmail.
I already know the general jurisprudential answers – but my specific question is, IF the gift I have used has been mixed with my general wealth and spent from that, even if I had wealth left over , can I consider their gift as having perished / what is my islamic obligation?

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Fiqh Department Staff answered 1 month ago

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
We hope this answer finds you in high Islamic spirit.
You have to pay it back.