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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب اللقطة
The Chapters on Lost Property
بَابُ : مَنْ أَصَابَ رِكَازًا
Chapter: One Who Finds Buried Treasure
Sunan Ibn Majah 2510 — One Who Finds Buried Treasure
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسُ " .
´It was narrated from Ibn`Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “One fifth is due on buried treasure.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
By «رکاز» is meant a treasure buried in the ground whose owner cannot be identified, and there is a strong likelihood that it dates back to before the establishment of Muslim rule.
One-fifth of it shall be paid to the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal), and this payment must be made immediately.
It is not necessary to wait for a full year to pass.
The remainder of the wealth will belong to the one who found it.
In the present era, in some countries, the government’s seizure of the entire wealth is contrary to the Shariah.
By «رکاز» is meant a treasure buried in the ground whose owner cannot be identified, and there is a strong likelihood that it dates back to before the establishment of Muslim rule.
One-fifth of it shall be paid to the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal), and this payment must be made immediately.
It is not necessary to wait for a full year to pass.
The remainder of the wealth will belong to the one who found it.
In the present era, in some countries, the government’s seizure of the entire wealth is contrary to the Shariah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2510
