Is one who took merchandise from a store that was plundered and looted, and which the army was unable to protect, sinful, especially given that the taker did not participate in the theft or looting, and was poor and needy? And is it permissible for an official to accept a gift from this poor person?
It is permissible for a poor person who finds money, and despairs of finding its owner, to take from it what suffices his needs.
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