The Ruling on Taking Up Lost Property
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it obligatory to take up lost property?
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory, but it is recommended for one who trusts himself to carry out its legal rulings. If he trusts himself to be trustworthy with it and to carry out its legal rulings, then it is permissible for him to take it, or rather it is recommended for him to take it. As for one who does not trust himself to be trustworthy or who does not commit to the legal rulings, it is not permissible for him to take it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
I return to Allah.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it obligatory to take up lost property?
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory, but it is recommended for one who trusts himself to carry out its legal rulings. If he trusts himself to be trustworthy with it and to carry out its legal rulings, then it is permissible for him to take it, or rather it is recommended for him to take it. As for one who does not trust himself to be trustworthy or who does not commit to the legal rulings, it is not permissible for him to take it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
I return to Allah.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في بيان الاستغناء بالوحي المنزل من السماء عن تقليد الرجال والآراء — islamhouse.com (1:01:58)
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