If the finder sells the sheep and preserves the price, does the owner have a claim on that money if the finder declares bankruptcy?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Lost-and-Found Property

Book 29 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

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If the finder sells the sheep and preserves the price, and the owner appears, the owner takes the entire amount without any other creditors sharing in it. This is because the money represents the exact essence of the owner's original property, and the bankrupt individual has no rightful claim over it.