ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ اللُّقَطَةَ وَإِنْ أَتَى عَلَيْهَا أَعْوَامٌ هِيَ لِصَاحِبِهَا دُونَ الْمُلْتَقِطِ يَرُدُّهَا عَلَيْهِ، أَوْ قِيمَتَهَا، وَإِنْ أَكْلَهَا، أَوِ اسْتَنْفَقَهَا
“Whoever finds lost property, let him ask one or two men of good character to witness it, then he should not alter it nor conceal it. If its owner comes along, then he has more right to it, otherwise it belongs to Allah (SWT), Who gives it to whomsoever He wills.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2505)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ الْتَقَطَ لُقَطَةً فَلْيُشْهِدْ ذَوِي عَدْلٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَكْتُمُ وَلَا يُغَيِّرُ فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا وَإِلَّا فَهُوَ مَالُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ»