Is it permissible for someone who lost his shoes in al-Masjid al-Haram to take a pair from the mosque entrance?

Question : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on wearing the shoes found outside al-Masjid al-Haram, especially if my shoes were lost?

Answer : It is not permissible for a person who lost his shoes to take the shoes of others, because the shoes at the entrances may belong to someone who returns and finds his shoes, and the person who took your shoes may not be the one whose shoes remained. For this reason, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) stated explicitly that if a person takes his sandals and finds another pair in their place, that other pair is considered lost property. If it is lost property, it must be identified by a description. If its owner comes and recognizes it for him,