What one should do if he finds a ring in front of the Haram
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I found a ring in Madinah in front of the Haram, and I do not know its owner, and I brought it with me. What is obligatory for me in this matter?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to announce it, calling out for it in the place or around the place where you found it, until you find its owner. But you made a mistake by putting it in your pocket here; you should have left it in its place and not taken it. Do you bear responsibility? But in any case, if it becomes difficult for you to deliver it to its owner, sell it and give its price in charity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I found a ring in Madinah in front of the Haram, and I do not know its owner, and I brought it with me. What is obligatory for me in this matter?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to announce it, calling out for it in the place or around the place where you found it, until you find its owner. But you made a mistake by putting it in your pocket here; you should have left it in its place and not taken it. Do you bear responsibility? But in any case, if it becomes difficult for you to deliver it to its owner, sell it and give its price in charity. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (1:06:43)
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