Ruling on taking an amount found in the currency exchange machine

The presenter:
Faisal from 'Asir, please, Faisal. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.

The questioner:
Peace be upon you.

The presenter:
Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.

The questioner:
I have. O long-lived one, I found an amount of money from the currency exchange machine a year ago, and I asked and wrote a note to the exchange, and until now no one has come to me.

The Shaykh:
Yes, the money has markers. What are the markers on it?

The questioner:
An amount of money that has no connection, an amount of money I found in the exchange and took it, and I asked the bank and I have asked until now, and I have not received any news about it, and now a year has passed.

The Shaykh:
Did you find it in the exchange or was it dropped on the ground?

The questioner:
No, no, it was in the exchange, it was on the exchange, coming out of the money in the machine.

The Shaykh:
Why did you take it, my brother? You have no right to take this, you should report it. No, if it were on the ground it would be different, but if it is in the exchange, taking it from the exchange is wrong.

The questioner:
It is a simple thing, it will be lost, that is all.

The Shaykh:
In any case. My brother, be patient. If it was in the exchange, it is not permissible for you to take it; its owner will come and take it, or the owners of the exchange are the ones who deal with it. But if you found it on the ground and it has no markers, and you called out to those around you and made the effort, and no one came to you, then give it in charity to a needy person, so that the reward is for him and you are a means of good. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, thank you.