The Ruling on Giving in Charity a Bag Left Behind by a Passenger in a Car
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A person rode with me in my car, and he had a bag with him containing clothes. Then the person got out of the car and left this bag with me, and I did not know him. A period of time passed, and I did not find the owner of this bag. Then I gave it away as charity to the charitable association. The question is: Is my action correct? Please inform us, may you be rewarded.
Answer:
Yes, as long as he forgot it with you, and you did not know him, and you searched for him and inquired about him and did not find him, then give it away as charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A person rode with me in my car, and he had a bag with him containing clothes. Then the person got out of the car and left this bag with me, and I did not know him. A period of time passed, and I did not find the owner of this bag. Then I gave it away as charity to the charitable association. The question is: Is my action correct? Please inform us, may you be rewarded.
Answer:
Yes, as long as he forgot it with you, and you did not know him, and you searched for him and inquired about him and did not find him, then give it away as charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 29 — archive.org (19:50)
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