What is the ruling on one who finds a sum of money and hands it over to the administration of the place? Is there anything required of him?
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Question:
I work at a hospital and found a sum of money in one of the containers, so I took it and handed it over to the hospital administration. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
If you handed it over to the hospital administration, and you know that the hospital administration will announce it and search for its owner, then there is no harm; your conscience is cleared. However, if the hospital administration does not do this and does not care about it, then it remains a liability on you; you are responsible for it. It is obligatory for you to identify it. Yes.
I work at a hospital and found a sum of money in one of the containers, so I took it and handed it over to the hospital administration. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
If you handed it over to the hospital administration, and you know that the hospital administration will announce it and search for its owner, then there is no harm; your conscience is cleared. However, if the hospital administration does not do this and does not care about it, then it remains a liability on you; you are responsible for it. It is obligatory for you to identify it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من وجد مبلغًا من المال، فسلَّمه لإدارة المكان، هل عليه شيء؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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