4049 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَللُّقَطَةِ يَجِدُهَا اَلْفَقِيرُ هُوَ فِيهَا بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَلْغَنِيِّ فَقَالَ "نَعَمْ" قَالَ "وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ "هِيَ لِأَهْلِهَا لاَ تَمَسُّوهَا " " قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُصِيبُ دِرْهَماً أَوْ ثَوْباً أَوْ دَابَّةً كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ "يُعَرِّفُهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ جَعَلَهَا فِي عَرْضِ مَالِهِ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ طَالِبُهَا فَيُعْطِيَهَا إِيَّاهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ أَوْصَى بِهَا وَ هُوَ لَهَا ضَامِنٌ ".
Hadith.4049 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim 
about a lost item found by a poor person, whether he is in the same position regarding it as a wealthy person.
Imam said: "Yes."
Imam further said: " Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain used to say, 'It belongs to its owner, do not touch it.'"
He (Ali ibn Ja'far) said: I also asked Imam about a man who finds a dirham, a piece of clothing, or a riding animal, what should he do?
Imam said: "He should announce it for one year. If its owner does not come forward, he should keep it as part of his property until its claimant appears, and then he must return it. If he dies, he should include it in his will, and he is responsible for it."
