We found a parasol lying on the ground during Hajj, so we took it. Do we owe anything?
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Question:
After this, we move on to another detail in the letter of our brother Abu Usamah. He says: During Hajj, we found a parasol lying on the ground, so we took it. Do we owe anything, and it is still in my possession?
Answer:
If the parasol has value, it is not permissible to take it from the Haram, from the land of the Haram, except for one who intends to search for its owner and describe it so that its owner can find it. Likewise, a lost item outside the Haram, if it has value, it is not permissible to take it except for one who intends to describe it and reach its owner until a year passes while he is describing it and calling out about it. As for a lost item in the Haram, it is described permanently; it is not restricted to a year. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the Haram: "Its lost items are not permissible except for one who describes them," meaning one who intends to describe the lost item and call out about it until its owner finds it. As for the parasol you took, if it has value, then it is obligatory for you to return it and hand it over to the authority responsible for lost items of pilgrims, because there is an authority in Makkah that receives lost items of pilgrims in order to deliver them to them, as much as possible. Yes.
After this, we move on to another detail in the letter of our brother Abu Usamah. He says: During Hajj, we found a parasol lying on the ground, so we took it. Do we owe anything, and it is still in my possession?
Answer:
If the parasol has value, it is not permissible to take it from the Haram, from the land of the Haram, except for one who intends to search for its owner and describe it so that its owner can find it. Likewise, a lost item outside the Haram, if it has value, it is not permissible to take it except for one who intends to describe it and reach its owner until a year passes while he is describing it and calling out about it. As for a lost item in the Haram, it is described permanently; it is not restricted to a year. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the Haram: "Its lost items are not permissible except for one who describes them," meaning one who intends to describe the lost item and call out about it until its owner finds it. As for the parasol you took, if it has value, then it is obligatory for you to return it and hand it over to the authority responsible for lost items of pilgrims, because there is an authority in Makkah that receives lost items of pilgrims in order to deliver them to them, as much as possible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، وجدنا شمسية ملقاة على الأرض في الحج، فأخذناها فهل علينا شيء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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