FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL-KAFI #967: HUKUM MENGAMBIL WANG YANG DIJUMPAI DI TEPI JALAN
What is the ruling on picking up and using a small sum of money, such as RM10, found dropped by the roadside?
Short answer
Found money falls under the category of luqatah. Picking it up may be recommended, permissible, obligatory, disliked or forbidden depending on the finder's trustworthiness, ability to safeguard it and the likelihood that it would be lost.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Found money falls under the category of luqatah. Picking it up may be recommended, permissible, obligatory, disliked or forbidden depending on the finder's trustworthiness, ability to safeguard it and the likelihood that it would be lost. For a small sum, the finder should announce it where it was found for as long as the owner is estimated to keep looking, possibly about three days or less. If nobody claims it, the finder may use it provided he is willing to repay it if the owner appears, while valuable property must be announced for a year or handed to a competent authority.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sekiranya di dalam jangka waktu itu tidak ada orang yang menuntut maka ia dibenarkan untuk menggunakannya dan sanggup untuk membayarnya kembali sekiranya ia dituntut.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #967: HUKUM MENGAMBIL WANG YANG DIJUMPAI DI TEPI JALAN”, 19 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2890-al-kafi-967-hukum-mengambil-wang-yang-dijumpai-di-tepi-jalan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-taking-money-found-roadside/