Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce 21- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ [أَبِيهِ] عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَنِ الْقَاسِ٠َّدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْ٠َانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ٠ِينَ أَوْدَعَهُ رَجُلٌ ٠ِنَ اللُّصُوصِ دَرَاهِ٠َتَاعاً وَاللِّصُّ ٠ٌ هَلْ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَ٠ْكَنَهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَعَلَ وَإِلا كَانَ فِي يَدِهِ بِ٠َنْزِلَةِ اللُّقَطَةِ يُصِيبُهَا فَيُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلا فَإِنْ أَصَابَ صَاحِبَهَا رَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِلا تَصَدَّقَ بِهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ خَيَّرَهُ بَيْنَ الأجْرِ وَالْغُرْ٠ِ فَإِذَا اخْتَارَ الأجْرَ فَلَهُ الأجْرُ وَإِنِ اخْتَارَ الْغُرْ٠َ لَهُ وَكَانَ الأجْرُ لَهُ.

If he can find the owner he must give it to him; otherwise, he must deal with it as what is found as a lost item and announce about it in public for one year. If the owner is found it is fine; otherwise, it is given as charity. If the owner comes thereafter he is given the choice to leave it for charity and reward or claim the loss.

If he chooses charity he receives the reward; if he chooses compensation for the loss, the reward goes to one who pays compensation.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/424))