Fatwas Archive

Question: A man saw some furnishings blown by the wind from the rooftop of one of the houses, so he ordered one of his workers to take them, and the worker took them. What is the ruling? And how does...

Question: What is the ruling concerning what a flood mixes together and drags away from a market to a distant place, such that one person’s property is no longer distinguishable from another’s, in addition to the fact that the people...

Question: If a child picks up lost property, what is the ruling? And what is required?

Question: If a man comes to the finder of lost property and claims that the item is his, and the finder asks him about its distinguishing signs and marks, and he describes it exactly as it is – does the...

Question: Is a person who picks up a banknote required to announce it? And how is that to be done?

Question: If a man sees some money in Makkah or in Minā, is it permissible for him to pick it up?

Question: A man sold a plot of land for a known price, in a valid sale. Then, at the end of the sale, he stated that he “bore witness and vowed and sold” for what had been mentioned. What is...

Question: A man made something obligatory upon himself in his heart, by intention, such as fasting some days, or giving some money in charity. What is binding upon him?

Question: A woman vowed ten thousand riyals for some of her relatives, stipulating that this vow is to be carried out at the time of her death. Is it valid to bring this vow forward [i.e. to fulfill it before...

Question: In our lands there sometimes comes a vow or charity “for al-Hādī” from many people, and we do not know what they intend by “al-Hādī”. Do they mean the mosque? Or the shrine and dome of al-Hādī? Or the...