Does the flash drive your brother found become your property, especially since neither of you has found its owner or any information about them?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the address of the person who put the memory card there cannot be known, then it is considered like a lost-and-found item (luqatah), and its rulings apply to it. Thus, it must be publicized. If its owner comes and is identified, it should be handed over to him. If he does not come, it is not permissible to use it until a year passes. After a year has passed, it is permissible to benefit from it, while guaranteeing it for its owner should he appear, based on the of Zayd ibn Khalid: "Know its container and its tie, then publicize it. If its owner comes, (hand it over to him), otherwise, it is up to you."
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/80807
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 80807
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy