What to do with Lost Property?

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I am a resident of Riyadh. I left my house on the fifth day of Eid this year 1400 AH to go to the Eid prayer area. I found a sum of money on the main road, which I kept with me, and I do not know what to do with it. Please advise me, may Allah reward you. The money is with me, and I am waiting for your answer, thank you.

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Sheikh Ibn Al-Uthaymeen
It is obligatory upon the one who finds a large sum of money that people would be concerned about losing to make an announcement about it for a year. If the owner comes, he takes it back, otherwise it is his.   I wish that the government would put a special place to look after these lost things in every area, so that people would be at ease, and they would be active in taking lost items. (That’s) because many pious people if they see money or lost property in the market, they don’t take it because they don’t want to spend time announcing/reporting it. However, if there was a government agency responsible for this, it would be easy for anyone to take it and submit it to the authorities.   I wish that this happens, because it would be very useful, and perhaps the authorities responsible for this matter can look into the matter.

Additional references

The Series of Fatwas of Noorun ʿAlā Ad-Darb of His Eminence, The Scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Sālih Ibn ʿUthaymīn - Tape: 4 Fatwa: 3