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What should the questioner do about a found item (50 Moroccan dirhams) that she found in her home's hall eight or nine years ago, and no one asked about it, knowing that she only asked her husband about it and its owner was not identified?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The basic principle is that money found in a house belongs to its owner. If one finds money whose owner is unknown, it falls under the ruling of Luqatah (found property). If the money is valuable, it must be announced for a year. If it is insignificant, it does not need to be announced, and one may benefit from it. The criterion for what is considered insignificant is common practice (urf). If its owner becomes known, it must be returned to him. Otherwise, it is permissible to give it as charity on his behalf.

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