Hadith 851
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Hadith.4065 - Sulaiman ibn Dawud al-Minqari narrated from Hafs ibn Ghiyath al-Nakha'i, who said
I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a Muslim man who was entrusted with dirhams or goods by a thief, and the thief is also a Muslim. Should he return them to him?
Imam (as) said: "He should not return them to him. If he is able to return them to their rightful owner, he should do so. Otherwise, he should treat them as lost property (luqata), announcing them for one year.
If the rightful owner is found, he should return them to him. Otherwise, he should give them in charity.
If the owner later comes forward, he should be given the choice between accepting the reward for the charity or demanding repayment.
If he chooses the reward, it is his. If he chooses repayment, the person must compensate him, and the reward for the charity remains with the one who gave it."
4065 - رَوَى سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ اَلْمِنْقَرِيُّ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ اَلنَّخَعِيِّ قَالَ
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَوْدَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اَللُّصُوصِ دَرَاهِمَ أَوْ مَتَاعاً وَ اَللِّصُّ مُسْلِمٌ فَهَلْ يَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ "لاَ يَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَمْكَنَهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَعَلَ وَ إِلاَّ كَانَ فِي يَدِهِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَللُّقَطَةِ يُصِيبُهَا فَيُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلاً فَإِنْ أَصَابَ صَاحِبَهَا وَ إِلاَّ تَصَدَّقَ بِهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ اَلْأَجْرِ وَ اَلْغُرْمِ فَإِنِ اِخْتَارَ اَلْأَجْرَ فَلَهُ اَلْأَجْرُ وَ إِنِ اِخْتَارَ اَلْغُرْمَ غَرِمَ لَهُ وَ كَانَ اَلْأَجْرُ لَهُ ".