The Findings in al-Haram (the sacred area)

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’Findings are of two kinds. The findings, in al-Haram (the sacred area), are publicized for one year. If the owner is found, it is delivered to him; otherwise, it is given in charity.…

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who finds something in al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘He must not touch it. However, in your case it is not harmful because you define and publicize…

“I once was in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when al-Tayyar said, ‘I found one dinar in Tawaf area. The writing marks on it were wiped out. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is his property.’”

“Once I wrote to al-Tayyib (a.s.), this, ‘I was in Masjid al-Haram and I saw a dinar. I bent down to take it and there was another dinar. I searched in the pebbles and found a third one. I took them and publicized but no…