Chapter on Lost Property and Stray Animals

Ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Salih, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a man who found a dinar in his house. Imam عليه السلام said: "Does anyone else enter his house?" I said: "Yes, many people enter." Imam عليه السلام said: "Then it is considered lost property (luqata)." I asked: "What about a man who found a dinar in his locked box?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Does anyone else put their hand into his box or place something in it?" I said: "No." Imam عليه السلام said: "Then it belongs to him."