مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٣٨٠ - KHUMS

purchased from another person and knows that it does not belong to the previous owners of the land,it becomes his own property and he should pay Khums on it. However, it there is a probability that it belongs to one of them he should, on the basis of obligatory precaution,inform that person about it And if it becomes known that it does not belong to him, he should inform the person who owned the land before him. And in the same order he shouldinform all the persons who were owners of that land earlier, and in case it becomes known that the treasure-trove does not belong to any one of them, it becomes his ownproperty and he should pay Khums on it.
١٨١٩. If a person finds wealth in many containers buried at one place and its total value is ١٠٥ mithqals of silver or ١٥ mithqals gold, he should pay Khums on it.However, if he finds the treasure-troves at several places it is obligatory on him to pay Khums on each one of those treasures the value of which reaches the required limitand no Khums is payable on the treasure-trove whose value does not reach that limit.
١٨٢٠. If two persons find a treasure-trove the value of which reaches ١٠٥ mithqals of silver or ١٥ mithqals of gold they should pay Khums on them although the shareof each one of them may not be to that extent.
١٨٢١. If a person purchases an animal like fish, and finds some wealth out of its belly, it is not necessary for him to inform the seller about it, although it maybe probable that it is the property of the seller, and the thing falls under the category of profit from trade. However, in case that animal is a quadruped it is necessaryfor him to inform the seller about it and if he tells the marks of identification of the property it belongs to him. but otherwise it belongs to the person who finds it, andit falls under the category of profit from trade.