Definition of a Lost Treasure and Its Ruling

Question:
This is a question from one of the students. He says: If a person finds a treasure in a village and this treasure becomes known among the people, is this description to the people sufficient?

Answer:
If it belongs to the Muslims, it must be announced for a year in the gathering places of the people and at the doors of the mosques, stating who has the dirhams, who has the gold, who has such-and-such, until the year passes and no one comes forward. It is not sufficient to merely share it among the people; it must be announced in the gathering places of the people. The Shaykh should do this two, three, four, or more times, or more, to clear his conscience. Yes. It is to be given as charity on behalf of its owner if he is not known. The announcement is necessary. Yes, whatever the case may be, and he is prohibited from taking it for himself without giving it in charity. After the year has passed, if the owner comes and claims it by describing its characteristics, even if it is after the year, or after a year, whenever he comes to him, he must pay the value here. He pays the value here, excluding the profits or offspring that occurred after the year, that is, what increased after the year.