Taking money that is feared to be lost when one is unable to identify its owner
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I find money, and if I leave it, it will be lost, and I know from myself that I cannot bear to identify it for a year, is it permissible for me to take it and give it to someone who has authority over me so that he can identify it?
Answer:
No. Either you perform the work yourself, or you leave it for someone else. Someone other than you comes and takes it, and you do not take it and give it to someone who knows it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I find money, and if I leave it, it will be lost, and I know from myself that I cannot bear to identify it for a year, is it permissible for me to take it and give it to someone who has authority over me so that he can identify it?
Answer:
No. Either you perform the work yourself, or you leave it for someone else. Someone other than you comes and takes it, and you do not take it and give it to someone who knows it.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 062-إحياء المواد - اللقطة والجعالة - 21-1-24 هـ — archive.org (1:20:00)
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