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Lost and Found
Issue 1132: If a person finds something but does not pick it up, they will not have to undertake any responsibility towards that. Issue 1133: If a person finds something and picks it up, they will be committed to the following rules: 1- If the thing does not bear any properties which can help find its owner, the finder should, as an obligatory precaution, give it to charity on behalf of the owner. 2- If it bears some properties which can help find the owner, and it is worth less than 18.9 grams of coined silver, but the owner is unknown, the finder may take possession of it. 3- If it is worth as much as or more than 18.9 grams of coined silver, and bears some properties with the help of which the owner may be found, the finder must announce it everyday for a week and then once a week until one year. If the owner is not found after a year, the finder may take possession of it with the intention of returning it to the owner when they are found; however, as a matter of recommended precaution, the finder should give it to charity on the owner’s behalf after one year. Issue 1134: If a person finds something which is perishable, such as fruit etc., they must keep it as long as possible and if the owner is still not found, they may take it for its current price or sell it and keep the money until the owner is found.
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