What does one do if he finds money that has remained with him for a year?
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The questioner : The Shaykh : Nasser.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : O my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : Is there one? Is there one?
The Shaykh : Is there one? Yes.
The questioner : I found money in the city, do you hear me?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : I didn't spend them, ah, they have been with me for a year, do you see? And I didn't spend them, no one called for them and no one asked about them. After a year, I still need them today. He says to me, "Look for a Shaykh, what is the lawful thing?"
The Shaykh : First, where did you find them?
The questioner : On the easy road, on the road.
The Shaykh : On the road. And they were secured.
The questioner : A little.
The Shaykh : A little, not much?
The questioner : I mean, a hundred, a hundred.
The Shaykh : A hundred dinars.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, why did he think about this year after a year? Why did he leave it with him?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: How.
The questioner : He says, "Perhaps people will ask about them."
The Shaykh : Are there people asking about them?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Where did you find them?
The questioner : On the road, and he was walking.
The Shaykh : In Amman?
The questioner : No, in Ar-Rusayfah.
The Shaykh : Where?
The questioner : In Ar-Rusayfah.
The Shaykh : In Ar-Rusayfah. Okay, Ar-Rusayfah is a small village, why didn't he announce it?
The questioner : ... His neighbors, his group, from here, they would ask. There are no people.
The Shaykh : Is he poor or rich?
The questioner : He is in need.
The Shaykh : He is in need.
The questioner : Ah... Now he says he can, if he spends them, he can spend them.
The Shaykh : If he is poor and zakah is not obligatory upon him, let him benefit from them. But if their owner is revealed, he must return them, that is all.
The questioner : And if he spends them, it is removed from him.
The Shaykh : I say, if he is in need, let him spend it on himself. If his owner is revealed, he must return them to him.
The questioner : And if it is not revealed?
The Shaykh : If it is not revealed, he eats his share.
The questioner : I mean, is it lawful or is it haram, something?
The Shaykh : Halal (lawful).
The questioner : It is forbidden.
The Shaykh : No, ah.
The questioner : And if it is revealed, do they return them?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is necessary.
The questioner : And if it is not revealed?
The Shaykh : There is no power or strength except with Allah, my brother, we have shown you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is revealed, he must return them to him. If it is not revealed, he eats them, it is pure lawful.
The questioner : Okay, and if he spends them...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is better.
The questioner : Better.
The Shaykh : If he spends them on others, it is better.
The questioner : And if this man asks about them, ah, my master.
The Shaykh : My master, that is all, I have no answer other than what you heard.
The questioner: Thank you
The Shaykh : Welcome, there is no power or strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : O my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : Is there one? Is there one?
The Shaykh : Is there one? Yes.
The questioner : I found money in the city, do you hear me?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : I didn't spend them, ah, they have been with me for a year, do you see? And I didn't spend them, no one called for them and no one asked about them. After a year, I still need them today. He says to me, "Look for a Shaykh, what is the lawful thing?"
The Shaykh : First, where did you find them?
The questioner : On the easy road, on the road.
The Shaykh : On the road. And they were secured.
The questioner : A little.
The Shaykh : A little, not much?
The questioner : I mean, a hundred, a hundred.
The Shaykh : A hundred dinars.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, why did he think about this year after a year? Why did he leave it with him?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: How.
The questioner : He says, "Perhaps people will ask about them."
The Shaykh : Are there people asking about them?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Where did you find them?
The questioner : On the road, and he was walking.
The Shaykh : In Amman?
The questioner : No, in Ar-Rusayfah.
The Shaykh : Where?
The questioner : In Ar-Rusayfah.
The Shaykh : In Ar-Rusayfah. Okay, Ar-Rusayfah is a small village, why didn't he announce it?
The questioner : ... His neighbors, his group, from here, they would ask. There are no people.
The Shaykh : Is he poor or rich?
The questioner : He is in need.
The Shaykh : He is in need.
The questioner : Ah... Now he says he can, if he spends them, he can spend them.
The Shaykh : If he is poor and zakah is not obligatory upon him, let him benefit from them. But if their owner is revealed, he must return them, that is all.
The questioner : And if he spends them, it is removed from him.
The Shaykh : I say, if he is in need, let him spend it on himself. If his owner is revealed, he must return them to him.
The questioner : And if it is not revealed?
The Shaykh : If it is not revealed, he eats his share.
The questioner : I mean, is it lawful or is it haram, something?
The Shaykh : Halal (lawful).
The questioner : It is forbidden.
The Shaykh : No, ah.
The questioner : And if it is revealed, do they return them?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is necessary.
The questioner : And if it is not revealed?
The Shaykh : There is no power or strength except with Allah, my brother, we have shown you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is revealed, he must return them to him. If it is not revealed, he eats them, it is pure lawful.
The questioner : Okay, and if he spends them...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is better.
The questioner : Better.
The Shaykh : If he spends them on others, it is better.
The questioner : And if this man asks about them, ah, my master.
The Shaykh : My master, that is all, I have no answer other than what you heard.
The questioner: Thank you
The Shaykh : Welcome, there is no power or strength except with Allah.
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