سَأَلَهُ ذَرِيحٌ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ عَنِ الْمَمْلُوكِ يَأْخُذُ اللُّقَطَةَ قَالَ وَ مَا لِلْمَمْلُوكِ وَ اللُّقَطَةِ لَا يَمْلِكُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ شَيْئاً فَلَا يَعْرِضُ لَهَا الْمَمْلُوكُ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا دَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَ إِلَّا كَانَتْ فِي مَالِهِ فَإِنْ مَاتَ كَانَ مِيرَاثاً لِوَلَدِهِ وَ لِمَنْ وَرِثَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِئْ لَهَا طَالِبٌ كَانَتْ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ هِيَ لَهُمْ وَ إِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا دَفَعُوهَا إِلَيْهِ .
Translation
Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Ahmad Bin A’iz, from Abu Khadeeja, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘Zareeh Al-Muhariby asked him<sup>asws</sup> about the owned slave who takes the found property. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And what is it to do with the owned slave to the found property? He does not own anything for himself, so the owned slave must not have bothered about it. Thus, it would be befitting for him that he advertises it for a year, so if its seeker comes over, he should hand it over to him, or else it would be in his wealth. So if he dies, it would be an inheritance for his children, and for the one who inherits him. So if a seeker does not come for it, it would be in their wealth. It would be for them; and if its seeker comes over, they should hand it over to him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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