A Borrowed Purchased Book
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Question
My friend gave me a book on a secular subject, and I later found out that he took it from someone who had already left the yeshiva, meaning he finished, and he gave it to him because he no longer had any use for it and told him, "Give me 5 shekels," and he did not return it. What is the law? Can I continue to use it, do I need to pay, and if so, to whom, etc. (Note: I did not know at all that someone else sold it to him for 5 shekels, and now it depends on the fact that I was sure it was entirely his).
Answer
Hello
There is no problem here.
The friend sold him the book legally. And the buyer gave it to you legally.