Definition of Lost Property and Its Rulings
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Question:
The questioner asks, Shaykh: He says: What is the definition of lost property, and what are its most prominent rulings? Honorable Shaykh, and what is an example of it?
Answer:
Lost property is lost wealth that has value. As for something trivial and insignificant, like a date or a small rope, the one who finds it does not take it, but he benefits from it. As for something that people of moderate means would seek out, that is lost property. It is obligatory for him, if he takes it, to announce it for a year, calling out about it in public gatherings, at the markets, and at the doors of mosques, until its owner comes and describes its distinguishing characteristics, and then he hands it over to him.
The questioner asks, Shaykh: He says: What is the definition of lost property, and what are its most prominent rulings? Honorable Shaykh, and what is an example of it?
Answer:
Lost property is lost wealth that has value. As for something trivial and insignificant, like a date or a small rope, the one who finds it does not take it, but he benefits from it. As for something that people of moderate means would seek out, that is lost property. It is obligatory for him, if he takes it, to announce it for a year, calling out about it in public gatherings, at the markets, and at the doors of mosques, until its owner comes and describes its distinguishing characteristics, and then he hands it over to him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (081) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-03-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:23)
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