The Ruling on Lost Property and What Is Obligatory on One Who Finds Money in the Street
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a person says that he found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took it, and there are no houses or shops in this street.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A person says that he found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took it, and there are no houses or commercial shops in this street. What is the ruling on this lost property? Is it permissible to take it, or not?
The Shaykh:
It causes objects.
The questioner:
One hundred thousand.
The Shaykh:
My master, O Shaykh. It is obligatory for you that you have advertised for it, calling out, “Who has lost money? Who has lost money in such-and-such a shop?” If the one who finds it comes to you, you get what you take, its description, and if it comes with a description as he knows it, it is obligatory for you to know its marks, and know the place from which you took it, and call out for it and announce it, for a year. Indeed, Allah has made it a year and more; you call out for it and describe it, and if no one comes, it is yours. If you wish, you may give it in charity after the completion of the waiting period. If you wish, you may keep it with your permission, and if you wish, you may give it in charity, there is no harm.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, a person says that he found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took it, and there are no houses or shops in this street.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A person says that he found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took it, and there are no houses or commercial shops in this street. What is the ruling on this lost property? Is it permissible to take it, or not?
The Shaykh:
It causes objects.
The questioner:
One hundred thousand.
The Shaykh:
My master, O Shaykh. It is obligatory for you that you have advertised for it, calling out, “Who has lost money? Who has lost money in such-and-such a shop?” If the one who finds it comes to you, you get what you take, its description, and if it comes with a description as he knows it, it is obligatory for you to know its marks, and know the place from which you took it, and call out for it and announce it, for a year. Indeed, Allah has made it a year and more; you call out for it and describe it, and if no one comes, it is yours. If you wish, you may give it in charity after the completion of the waiting period. If you wish, you may keep it with your permission, and if you wish, you may give it in charity, there is no harm.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [51] — alfawzan.live (1:27:39)
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