Is a Muslim rewarded for something he lost and considered it charity for whoever found and took it?
A person's ownership of their property does not cease if it is lost; they have a greater right to it whenever they find it. Whoever finds a lost item (Luqata) is obligated to announce it for a year. If its owner is not identified, the finder may benefit from it, and it becomes a trust with them, which they must return, or its value, if the owner appears. Based on this, the owner of the lost property may donate what they lost to the one who found it and seek reward from Allah, and they will be rewarded for their intention and aim. Everything eaten or stolen from a Muslim's crops or plants is considered charity for them, even if they did not intend it, and they will be rewarded for it. The loss of something is also considered a calamity that expiates sins, and the reward increases by enduring it patiently and by intending it as charity for whoever found or took it.
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