The Small Lost Item That Is Not Known
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Question: While I was stoning the pillars yesterday, I felt that something had fallen from me, so I looked under my foot and found fifty riyals. When I finished stoning, I checked my money and found it to be complete, with the fifty riyals being extra. What should I do with it? Should I give it in charity?
Answer: This is a small amount that does not warrant making an announcement, nor does it warrant the effort of announcing it. However, if you give it to those in charge of lost items, there is nothing wrong with that.
If you are able to identify it, you should say, "Who has dirhams around the stoning area?" in the gathering of people, so that perhaps someone will come to you and describe it. Then, if the description matches, you give it to him, and there is nothing wrong with that. If you give it in charity, there is nothing wrong with it, because it is a small amount. If you give it in charity on behalf of its owner, there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills, and you will have a reward.
Answer: This is a small amount that does not warrant making an announcement, nor does it warrant the effort of announcing it. However, if you give it to those in charge of lost items, there is nothing wrong with that.
If you are able to identify it, you should say, "Who has dirhams around the stoning area?" in the gathering of people, so that perhaps someone will come to you and describe it. Then, if the description matches, you give it to him, and there is nothing wrong with that. If you give it in charity, there is nothing wrong with it, because it is a small amount. If you give it in charity on behalf of its owner, there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills, and you will have a reward.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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