The ruling on a sum of money found in the parking lot of one of the mosques
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I found a sum of money, less than one hundred riyals, in the parking lot of one of the mosques, and I did not know its owner. What should I do with it? Is it considered lost property?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not lost property. It has no identifying marks. It has no identifying marks. Give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner. Yes.
The presenter:
That is the end.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I found a sum of money, less than one hundred riyals, in the parking lot of one of the mosques, and I did not know its owner. What should I do with it? Is it considered lost property?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not lost property. It has no identifying marks. It has no identifying marks. Give it in charity with the intention that the reward belongs to its owner. Yes.
The presenter:
That is the end.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، مقدمة الكتاب — islamhouse.com (57:07)
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