If you find money belonging to a disbeliever, do you take it for yourself?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I find money and then it becomes clear to me that its owner is a disbeliever, what is the ruling on me? If I find money and then it becomes clear to me that its owner is a disbeliever, am I required to give it to him, or do I take it for myself?

Answer:
Yes, the property of a disbeliever is respected, except for a harbi (enemy combatant). If he is a harbi, no. But if he is not a harbi, his property is respected; you preserve it and deliver it to him with trustworthiness. This is also one of the merits of Islam.