The Ruling on Taking Lost Shoes in the Sacred Precinct
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The questioner:
As for the shoes outside the mosque, if a person goes out and does not find his shoes, and a person in the Haram goes out and does not find the shoes he left, is it permissible for him to take some of them, knowing that these are collected and then thrown into the place of relief?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not take anything, he does not take anything, he does not take anything. If another person makes a mistake, he does not make a mistake, except, may Allah have mercy on you, if he finds in its place a shoe that resembles it, meaning he thinks and believes that its owner made a mistake and that they are similar, it may be said that there is no harm, like an exchange. If he finds in its place something that resembles it, the most likely case is that its owner made a mistake regarding it. May Allah do you good, and he has no money to buy soles.
The questioner:
If he fears for himself from the heat of the ground and he has no money to buy a shoe? Makkah is only in the Haram. May Allah reward you, if it is worth its value, meaning it is not of little value. One or two riyals, let me eat it or not. It is bigger. Bigger.
The Shaykh:
If he knows that it belongs to no one, that it is discarded and has no value, then there is nothing wrong with that. These people collect them and throw them away. If he knows that it is a gift from someone, that its owner left it because he wanted to get rid of it because it has no value, if he knows that, then whoever wants may take it. But if he is in doubt, he does not do it, like others; he would be stealing just as others steal. Yes.
As for the shoes outside the mosque, if a person goes out and does not find his shoes, and a person in the Haram goes out and does not find the shoes he left, is it permissible for him to take some of them, knowing that these are collected and then thrown into the place of relief?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not take anything, he does not take anything, he does not take anything. If another person makes a mistake, he does not make a mistake, except, may Allah have mercy on you, if he finds in its place a shoe that resembles it, meaning he thinks and believes that its owner made a mistake and that they are similar, it may be said that there is no harm, like an exchange. If he finds in its place something that resembles it, the most likely case is that its owner made a mistake regarding it. May Allah do you good, and he has no money to buy soles.
The questioner:
If he fears for himself from the heat of the ground and he has no money to buy a shoe? Makkah is only in the Haram. May Allah reward you, if it is worth its value, meaning it is not of little value. One or two riyals, let me eat it or not. It is bigger. Bigger.
The Shaykh:
If he knows that it belongs to no one, that it is discarded and has no value, then there is nothing wrong with that. These people collect them and throw them away. If he knows that it is a gift from someone, that its owner left it because he wanted to get rid of it because it has no value, if he knows that, then whoever wants may take it. But if he is in doubt, he does not do it, like others; he would be stealing just as others steal. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب صفة الحج ودخول مكة — islamhouse.com (7:38)
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