The Duty of the Person after One-year Announcement and not founding the Owner
Issue No. 2200- If it is announced for a year or it is kept in the allocated place for lost properties and the owner does not show up, he (the finder) may choose between the following four options:1- Keep it for himself with the intention that whenever its owner shows up he may return it to him, or give its substitute if the same property is no longer available.2- Keep it for the owner as a trust (amānah).3- Give it as ṣadaqa in the way of Allah on behalf of its owner.4- Give it to the Mujtahid. However, the recommended precaution is to give it as ṣadaqa or to hand it over to the Mujtahid.
