Found a watch in the street, took and wore it but later it broke down

About three years ago, my younger sister found a watch in the street and brought it to the house. I took it because it was so beautiful and wore...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling taking any of the belongings left by the pilgrims after their leaving Makkah

Someone asks: After finishing their Hajj, some pilgrims leave some of their belongings in Mina, such as thermoses, portable gas stoves. What is the ruling on taking them as...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on some person found an amount of money that is inconsiderable in the eyes of common people

If someone finds a small amount of money, not gold or silver, should they wait for one year and search for its owner or spend it because it is...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling Picking up Luqatah

I found a watch valued at 35 riyals in Mina during the days of Hajj. I did not know that the Luqatah (a lost item found by someone else)...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on one when he was young he found a wallet in the street and gave it to his paternal cousin

When I was almost fourteen years old, I found a wallet in the area where I live. It contained three thousand Riyals which I gave to my paternal cousin...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on together with his brothers they found a sum of money in the street and gave it to their father

I was eleven years old and my brother was thirteen years old when we went to the market to do shopping. We found 10,000 riyals in a dusty case,...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on a person found a wallet and spent the money

Nearly four years ago I found about four hundred Riyals in a wallet. Before I spent the money, I kept looking for the owner of the wallet, but I...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on a person found a wallet and divided the money between him and his friend

Around the year 1380 AH, I was walking with my friend in one of the streets of Riyadh when we came across a wallet which contained three hundred Riyals...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Luqatah found in Al-Haram

I drove to Makkah Al-Mukarramah and parked my car in a parking lot. Upon returning, I found on the hood an electric machine worth about 150 riyals and nobody...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Luqatah in Al-Haram is not to be picked up except by someone who will make a public announcement about it

My father accompanied my grandfather, may Allah have mercy upon him, to perform Hajj in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. My father dwelt in a tent with some of his friends. Once,...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on if one found a sum and announced it, but he could not find its owner

A few years ago, I found, in the yard of Al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah), 1000 riyals. I searched for the owner but nobody answered. I decided to...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on a man found a collection of golden ornaments and sold them because he was ignorant of the ruling of Luqatah in Al-Haram

A man has been in Makkah and while he was there he found a collection of golden ornaments. He sold them and made use of their price because he...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

He found a brass statue of a bird and sold it

I found a brass statue of a bird standing over a cross in the street. There is an antiques company, which sends its worker to collect all the ancient...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Found a gold ring in the street and gave it to his mother who would ask people if anyone lost a ring

Five years ago, I found a gold ring in the street and gave it to my mother. Whenever she went somewhere where women would gather, she would ask them...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

I found a sum of money somewhere and asked people there about it but it was not theirs

I found a sum of money somewhere and asked people there about it but it was not theirs. Is it permissible to use this money? Answer: It is required...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on forgets something with a merchant and does not return to take it

Because of the large number of sellers and buyers, some customers forget books which they bring to sell. As we did not agree with them on a price or...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Ruling on denying the Hadiths of the Messenger (peace be upon him)

What do you say about the people who deny the Hadiths of the Messenger (peace be upon him)? Answer: The Sunnah (acts, sayings or approvals of the...

Muharram 11, 1442 // Aug 30, 2020

claiming that some Hadiths contradict the Qur'an

Some people claim that some of the Hadiths in the books of Sunnah such as Al-Bukhari, Muslim and others contradict the Ever-Glorious Qur’an. These Hadiths include the Hadith on...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Who is meant by the reference 'Related by the Three or Five Compilers'

What is meant by “Related by the three” and “Related by the five”? Answer: The Three Compilers are Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, and Al-Nasa’i, whereas the Five Compliers refers to...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020

Claiming there are Hadith Munkar related by Al-Bukhari

Some people deny some authentically reported Hadith and claim that there are Da’if (weak) and Munkar (rejected Hadith reported by a weak narrator whose narration conflicts with an authentic...

Muharram 11, 1442 AH // Aug 30, 2020