Disposing of lost money in the Haram and distributing it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My sister picked up an amount of one hundred and thirty riyals from inside the Haram, and she was ignorant of the ruling. So I took the amount from her and distributed it to the poor, and I bought food with it for those with me in the camp. Is my action permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible; your action is not permissible. As for lost items in the Haram, the government has established an office for lost things; they have an office at the Haram. If you had gone to the lost property office and handed it over to them, you would have been absolved of it. Otherwise, you should have left it in its place and not taken it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My sister picked up an amount of one hundred and thirty riyals from inside the Haram, and she was ignorant of the ruling. So I took the amount from her and distributed it to the poor, and I bought food with it for those with me in the camp. Is my action permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible; your action is not permissible. As for lost items in the Haram, the government has established an office for lost things; they have an office at the Haram. If you had gone to the lost property office and handed it over to them, you would have been absolved of it. Otherwise, you should have left it in its place and not taken it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/100 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (21:17)
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