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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Disposing of lost property whose owner is unknown

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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: I found ten riyals on the ground and brought them to my manager, who ordered me to wait. I waited for the owner for five months. The question is: What do I do with this money?

Answer:
Give it in charity with the intention of the reward for its owner. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بما وصف الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - به ربه — islamhouse.com (53:24)

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