The ruling on one who finds his property with a person who has changed it significantly
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What is the ruling on one who finds his property with a person who has changed it significantly?
He has the choice, as long as it is the exact same item. If it has merely become leaner, it is better for him to take it. However, if it is no longer the exact same item, but has increased in value or become fatter—for example, if it was worth two thousand and became worth two thousand and fifty—he does not take it, because it has increased in the ownership of the buyer.
Q: If one finds his property, does he take it himself or through the state?
A: He takes it through the court, through the authorities.
He has the choice, as long as it is the exact same item. If it has merely become leaner, it is better for him to take it. However, if it is no longer the exact same item, but has increased in value or become fatter—for example, if it was worth two thousand and became worth two thousand and fifty—he does not take it, because it has increased in the ownership of the buyer.
Q: If one finds his property, does he take it himself or through the state?
A: He takes it through the court, through the authorities.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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