Disposing of a watch found on the road
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I found a watch on the road, on a public road, but it did not have a strap. So I took it, put a strap on it, and wore it. Is my action correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. You do not take it, put a strap on it, and wear it. No, you take it and announce it. You do not say "a watch"; you say, "Whoever has lost something, whoever has lost such-and-such." It is not permissible for you except on this condition: if you call out about it for a year and no one comes forward. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I found a watch on the road, on a public road, but it did not have a strap. So I took it, put a strap on it, and wore it. Is my action correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. You do not take it, put a strap on it, and wear it. No, you take it and announce it. You do not say "a watch"; you say, "Whoever has lost something, whoever has lost such-and-such." It is not permissible for you except on this condition: if you call out about it for a year and no one comes forward. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 15-06-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (41:14)
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