What are the possessor's options regarding found property if ownership is not established after the first year?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Lost-and-Found Property
Primary text
There are two narrations regarding whether the possessor can give the property away as charity (*sadaqah*) or retain it indefinitely. A third possibility suggests that the possessor is obligated to hand the property over to the ruler (Hakim), similar to rulings concerning property that one is forbidden from picking up.