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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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One of them found a lost item of gold, and after searching, he found the owner of the gold; does the one who found it have a right to this money or a reward that is obligatory upon the owner of the gold?

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The questioner : ... and I would give it to its owners.

The Shaykh : One, what?

The questioner : He found gold, one person lost gold and one person found it, the one who found it wants to return it to its owner, the owner wants to give him in return how much comes out lawful for him to give him, this is the question?

The Shaykh : One person found a lost item and then he knew its owner.

The questioner : He kept looking for its owner for four months when he found him, it is said that the owner must give him a part of it, or honor him, or Allah knows best, so that there is no doubt, I am coming to ask about the fatwa ... .

The Shaykh : Okay my brother, but we are clarifying.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Did he find the owner of the ...?

The questioner : He found its owner.

The Shaykh : He found it?

The questioner : Yes, he found it.

The Shaykh : Fine, if he is pleased to give him something, then it is lawful for him, but if he is not pleased, then the finder has no right.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh: Is it clear?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
...

The Shaykh : The Caliph, if a country is attacked; the Caliph does not wait, but they defend the country.

The questioner : And likewise, my Shaykh, now if the Muslims have strength and protection, and the existence of a Caliph is not prepared, and they are able to resist the Jews; what do you say about their resistance to the Jews?

Another questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: And upon you peace.

Another questioner : Thank you, my uncle the Shaykh.

The Shaykh : You are welcome.

Another questioner : How are you?

Another questioner : This is the owner of the gold pieces that were lost.

The questioner : I mean we want - Shaykh - to reward this person, so on the basis that we reward him that he is trustworthy, meaning.

Another questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: And upon you peace.

Another questioner : ... .

The questioner : We reward him that he ... do you see?

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.

The questioner : So we want to hear the opinion of the religion, meaning, in this matter.

The Shaykh : My brother.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : Give us the answer, brother.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : The answer is the answer.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : You are the one who lost the gold.

The questioner : Oh, by Allah, yes.

The Shaykh : And then they found it, and gave it to you.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Fine, what are you pleased to give him, then it is lawful for him, but that he has a right.

The questioner : He demands, he wants to demand.

The Shaykh: No.

The questioner : There is no, correct, the Shari'ah did not specify either?

The Shaykh: No, no.

The questioner: Okay, may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : I mean it did not specify, it did not obligate the owner of the money to give something, but ... .

The questioner : But ... there must be a reward, yes.

The Shaykh : This is up to you.

The questioner: Correct, may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.

The questioner : ... .
Source www.al-albany.com

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