Lost & Found Property (Luqatah)

INTENSITY MARKERS:
[M] = Fard / Wajib (Obligatory — must do) | [1] = Sunnah Mu'akkadah / Highly Recommended | [2] = Sunnah / Recommended | [3] = Mustahab / Virtuous / Commendable | [H] = Haram (Forbidden — must not do) | [h] = Makruh (Discouraged — should not do) | [P] = Mubah (Permissible — neutral)

✅ What to Do

[2]Pick up lost items only if you intend to return them.

[1]Announce found items for 1 year in public places. (Bukhari 2426)

[2]Use the item if it is perishable (food) — but be ready to compensate the owner. (Muslim 1724)

[2]Keep the item description secret — ask the claimant to describe it accurately. (Bukhari 2426)

🚫 What Not to Do

What to Do ↑ As You Wish ↓

[h]Take a lost item intending to keep it without announcing.

[h]Return a lost item to someone who cannot correctly describe it.

[h]Pick up items in the Haram (Makkah) except for announcement — they stay there. (Bukhari 2434)

⭐ As You Wish

What to Do ↑ What Not to Do ↑

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