What is the ruling on one who finds money around the Haram and gives it in charity?
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The questioner : A questioner says: I found a sum of money in the food area around the House, and I took it and gave it to one of the poor. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to do this. Rather, it is obligatory for him, if he finds something in the Haram, to hand it over to the authority responsible for the lost property in the Haram. He is not free from liability without doing so, unless he intends to keep searching for the owner continuously and forever.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to do this. Rather, it is obligatory for him, if he finds something in the Haram, to hand it over to the authority responsible for the lost property in the Haram. He is not free from liability without doing so, unless he intends to keep searching for the owner continuously and forever.
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دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1402هـ - 12 — binothaimeen.net (1:20:19)
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