My mother found a ring at the airport, recognized it, but its owner did not come. What is required of her after several years?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: My mother found a gold ring at the airport, then she announced it, but no one came. The plane was about to depart, so she took the ring with her. What is required of her now, given that several years have passed?

The Shaykh:
She should return it. The government has established an office for lost items at the Haram. She should hand it over to the lost property office at the Haram. Yes.

The questioner:
She took it at the airport.

The Shaykh:
The parties.

The questioner:
The airport.

The Shaykh:
Yes, we think it was at the airport, but which airport? The one outside the Haram? This must be known. It must be known for one year. If one year has passed, the ring is hers, if she did not identify it. She has not identified it now. It must be identified. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it better to take the lost item when one finds it?

The Shaykh:
If she did not find it, or if the time passed, or if she found it, then she should give it in charity to a poor person, and the reward will be for its owner. Yes.