Is it permissible for me to deal with a man who claims there is a buried treasure in my house and wants to excavate it in exchange for taking half of it?
It is permissible to extract buried treasure, and its zakat is due, which is one-fifth. It belongs to you as long as it is on your land and in your house. It is permissible to agree with someone to give him half of it if he extracts it.
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