Lost an item, found a similar one, unsure if it is his
Question
Hello.
He lost a scarf and found a scarf similar to his in a crowded place, and he is not sure that it is his, though he remembers putting it there.
Answer
Hello and blessings.
According to the basic halacha, he may take it. As an added stringency, he should post a notice that a scarf was exchanged, so that if it belongs to someone else, that person can contact him.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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If the identifying features indicate that it is probably his, he does not need to be concerned that it is not his.
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