The ruling on lost property: one hundred thousand riyals found in a public street
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A person found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took them. This street has no houses or shops.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: A person found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took them. This street has no houses or commercial shops. What is the ruling on this lost property? Is it permissible to take it or not?
The Shaykh:
What is the amount?
The questioner:
One hundred thousand.
The Shaykh:
It was days.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for you, since you know about it. You have transgressed against it. Whoever lost money, whoever lost money, from so-and-so. And if he comes, you will get what you missed. So if he comes and describes it as it is, then truly apologize. This is what is obligatory for you. And it is obligatory for you to know what it is and know the place from which you took it, and call out for it and announce it until the completion of the year. If a year passes and you call out for it and announce it and no one comes to say to you, and if you wish, you may give it in charity after the completion of the year, if you wish, or spend it on its owner.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A person found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took them. This street has no houses or shops.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: A person found one hundred thousand riyals in one of the public streets in Riyadh and took them. This street has no houses or commercial shops. What is the ruling on this lost property? Is it permissible to take it or not?
The Shaykh:
What is the amount?
The questioner:
One hundred thousand.
The Shaykh:
It was days.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for you, since you know about it. You have transgressed against it. Whoever lost money, whoever lost money, from so-and-so. And if he comes, you will get what you missed. So if he comes and describes it as it is, then truly apologize. This is what is obligatory for you. And it is obligatory for you to know what it is and know the place from which you took it, and call out for it and announce it until the completion of the year. If a year passes and you call out for it and announce it and no one comes to say to you, and if you wish, you may give it in charity after the completion of the year, if you wish, or spend it on its owner.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في تعين الهجرة من الآراء والبدع إلى سنته كما كانت فرضا من الأمصار إلى بلدته - عليه الصلاة والسلام - — islamhouse.com (1:15:24)
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