The stronger position regarding rikaz: does the finder take it, or does it return to the public treasury?
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The questioner : The stronger position regarding rikaz is that the finder takes it, or that it returns to the treasury of the Mahdi?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to take it.
The questioner : Does this not resemble what a finder discovers of minerals, which would then belong to him?
The Shaykh : No, because this rikaz was previously owned, whereas minerals have not been owned.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to take it.
The questioner : Does this not resemble what a finder discovers of minerals, which would then belong to him?
The Shaykh : No, because this rikaz was previously owned, whereas minerals have not been owned.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2608 - القول الراجح في الركاز كونه يأخذه واجده أو يرجع إلى بيت المال؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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