Is it obligatory to return lost property whenever its owner comes, even after a year has passed?
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The questioner : All right, we have a few questions, if Allah wills, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding lost property, I researched with you the hadith that if its owner comes, even after a long time, the lost property must be returned to him. So you said you would research the hadith, but I did not find it!
The Shaykh : Yes, it is like that; it is obligatory to return it.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding lost property, I researched with you the hadith that if its owner comes, even after a long time, the lost property must be returned to him. So you said you would research the hadith, but I did not find it!
The Shaykh : Yes, it is like that; it is obligatory to return it.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah.
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