What should one do who finds an amount of money in the street and cannot find its owner: Should he donate part of it as charity and keep the rest, or deposit the entire amount in the mosque?
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The money you found is considered a "luqatah" (lost item), and you are not permitted to dispose of it in any way before a year has passed from the time of its announcement. The suggestions given to you are incorrect.
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Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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