The ruling on lost property found in the place of Hajj
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Question:
A man says: I found lost money in an amount of more than one thousand, and I was afraid it would be taken or lost, so I took it in case I would find its owner, because I found it near my tent. I did not find the owner of the money. What is the ruling now? Should I give it in charity, or what should I do?
Answer:
He should announce it, saying: "Whoever has lost dirhams at such-and-such a place, whoever has lost dirhams." If no one is found, he gives it to the court.
A man says: I found lost money in an amount of more than one thousand, and I was afraid it would be taken or lost, so I took it in case I would find its owner, because I found it near my tent. I did not find the owner of the money. What is the ruling now? Should I give it in charity, or what should I do?
Answer:
He should announce it, saying: "Whoever has lost dirhams at such-and-such a place, whoever has lost dirhams." If no one is found, he gives it to the court.
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (44:10)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.