Does the ruling concerning the second finder intending self-ownership apply if the second finder announces the item without informing the first finder of the item's existence?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Lost-and-Found Property
Primary text
The same ruling applies if the second finder announces the item after knowing about the first finder, without informing the first finder about the announcement itself.
Supporting text
This situation is analogous to the ruling concerning someone claiming uncultivated land (muhajar) where another preceded him in staking the claim, and the second person cultivates it without the first's permission.