سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَوْدَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اللُّصُوصِ دَرَاهِمَ أَوْ مَتَاعاً وَ اللِّصُّ مُسْلِمٌ هَلْ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَمْكَنَهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَعَلَ وَ إِلَّا كَانَ فِي يَدِهِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اللُّقَطَةِ يُصِيبُهَا فَيُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلًا فَإِنْ أَصَابَ صَاحِبَهَا رَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ وَ إِلَّا تَصَدَّقَ بِهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ خَيَّرَهُ بَيْنَ الْأَجْرِ وَ الْغُرْمِ فَإِذَا اخْتَارَ الْأَجْرَ فَلَهُ الْأَجْرُ وَ إِنِ اخْتَارَ الْغُرْمَ غَرِمَ لَهُ وَ كَانَ الْأَجْرُ لَهُ.
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Muhammad Al Qasany, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Suleyman Bin Dawood, from a man, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I asked him<sup>asws</sup> about a man from the Muslims with whom a man from the thieves leaves some Dirham, or merchandise, and the thief is a Muslim. Should he return it to him?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should not return it to him. If he is able to return it to its (rightful) owner, he should do so, or else, in his hands, it would be at the status of the found property which he has come across. So he should advertise it for a year, and if he comes across its owner, so he should return it to him, or else, he should give in charity with it. So if its owner comes over after that, he can let him choose between the Recompense and the loss. So if he chooses the Recompense, so for him would be the Recompense, and if he chooses the loss, it would be paid (by someone) to him (the owner), and the Recompense would be for him (the one who paid it)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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