What is the ruling on lost property during Hajj?
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The questioner:
I found a sum of money in Muzdalifah, the amount being one thousand riyals, and the amount being one thousand riyals,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
and I was in great need, so I took it. What is required of me? And is there a sin on me for that?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that its lost property is not permissible except for the one who announces it, for the one who calls out about it until he finds its owner. So you are required to guarantee it and deposit it with the authority that handles lost items in Makkah, because lost items have an office; they have an office in Makkah, and in Mina it is the Bayt al-Mal, in the Bayt al-Mal, the Sharia court. So the money is deposited in the sacred precincts in the Bayt al-Mal, and in Makkah it is deposited in the office, the lost property office. So you must deliver this amount to the lost property office or to the Bayt al-Mal in the sacred precincts, because perhaps it is registered; perhaps they have registered the owner's name. Because the people who lost items come to them and they write down their names, so when their lost item comes, they send it to them. Yes.
I found a sum of money in Muzdalifah, the amount being one thousand riyals, and the amount being one thousand riyals,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
and I was in great need, so I took it. What is required of me? And is there a sin on me for that?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that its lost property is not permissible except for the one who announces it, for the one who calls out about it until he finds its owner. So you are required to guarantee it and deposit it with the authority that handles lost items in Makkah, because lost items have an office; they have an office in Makkah, and in Mina it is the Bayt al-Mal, in the Bayt al-Mal, the Sharia court. So the money is deposited in the sacred precincts in the Bayt al-Mal, and in Makkah it is deposited in the office, the lost property office. So you must deliver this amount to the lost property office or to the Bayt al-Mal in the sacred precincts, because perhaps it is registered; perhaps they have registered the owner's name. Because the people who lost items come to them and they write down their names, so when their lost item comes, they send it to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم لقطة الحج؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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