Returning a Lost Item to a Non‑Jew
Question
שלום וברכה.
אם זה של גוי אין חיוב להחזיר, אא"כ זה יקדש שם שמים.
Answer
If it belongs to a non‑Jew, there is no obligation to return it, unless doing so will sanctify Hashem’s Name.
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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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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 266:1; see also 248:2 in the Rema regarding monetary law with non‑Jews.
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