Defining Lost Property in the Mosque
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Question:
What is the ruling on defining lost property without announcing it?
Answer:
It is not permissible to define lost property in the mosque, or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or he said (peace and blessings be upon him) no, he said (peace and blessings be upon him) if you hear Mishkat al-Masabih 706, as for the first hadith you mentioned, its wording is meaning that it is not permissible for a person to shelter lost camels, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says leave it Sahih al-Bukhari 2427 until its owner finds it, and because if you take it and shelter it, you are detaining it from him, detaining it from its owner, and there is no fear of wolves for it, unlike the sheep, for the sheep there is a fear that a wolf will eat it, as for cows and camels, these are left until their owner finds them, yes.
What is the ruling on defining lost property without announcing it?
Answer:
It is not permissible to define lost property in the mosque, or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
One does not announce lost property in the mosque except a lost person,
لا ينشد الضالة في المسجد إلا ضال،If anyone hears a man crying out in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say, ‘May God not restore it to you,’
من ينشد ضالته في المسجد فقولوا لا ردها الله عليكOne does not shelter lost property, a lost camel, except a lost person,
لا يؤوي الضالة ضالة الإبل إلا ضال،as it has its feet, its water reserve and can reach places of water and drink, and eat trees.
معها حذاؤها وسقاؤها ترد الماء وتأكل الشجر
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الآنية — islamhouse.com (1:14:27)
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