The Ruling on Lost Property in the Sacred Precinct
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Your Eminence! A man found lost property while inside Makkah, on the path of the great wadi. What is your opinion? Should he leave it in its place, or should he take it with him and return to al-Qasim, for example?The Shaykh: Did he find it before entering the Sacred Precinct or after entering the Sacred Precinct?The questioner: Before entering the Haram.
This is like any other lost property. If he feels safe regarding it and knows that he will announce it, let him take it; for that is better. But if he fears that he will not be able to announce it, or if he does not feel safe regarding it, then he should not take it and should leave it.
The questioner: If it is a small amount, for example (10) or (20) riyals? Small items like (10), (20), or (50) riyals, according to the custom of people, do the middle class care about them? It appears that they do not care about them, and the thing that is not cared for and it is not thought that its owner will return to search for it, he owns it by merely picking it up and does not need to announce it.
This is like any other lost property. If he feels safe regarding it and knows that he will announce it, let him take it; for that is better. But if he fears that he will not be able to announce it, or if he does not feel safe regarding it, then he should not take it and should leave it.
The questioner: If it is a small amount, for example (10) or (20) riyals? Small items like (10), (20), or (50) riyals, according to the custom of people, do the middle class care about them? It appears that they do not care about them, and the thing that is not cared for and it is not thought that its owner will return to search for it, he owns it by merely picking it up and does not need to announce it.