تحفة الملوكZayn al-Dīn al-RāzīChapter on mined ore (maʿdin) and buried treasure (rikāz)
مَنWhoever وَجَدَfinds معدناًore منof جوهرٍa precious substance ذائبٍfusible فيon أرضland مباحةunclaimed, ففيهon it [is due] الخمسthe fifth والباقيand the remainder له.his.
Whoever finds ore of a fusible precious substance on unclaimed land owes one fifth on it, and the remainder is his.
ولوAnd if وجدَهhe finds it فيin داره،his house, فلاso no شيءthing فيه،in it, بخلافunlike الكَنْز.buried treasure.
If he finds it in his house, nothing is due on it—unlike buried treasure.
ولوAnd if وجدَهhe finds it فيon أرضه،his land, فروايتان.two narrations.
If he finds it on his own land, there are two narrations.
ومَنAnd whoever وجدَfinds كَنْزاًburied treasure, ففيهon it [is due] الخمسthe fifth, ولوeven if كانit was متاعاًgoods, والباقيand the remainder لقطة[is] found property فيunder الضربIslamic الإسلامي،jurisdiction, وفيand in الجاهليّpre-Islamic [custom] هوit [was] للواجدfor the finder إنif كانتwas الأرضthe land مباحة،unclaimed, وإنand if لمnot تكنit was فلمالكهاthen for its owner أولat الفتح،first conquest, فإنso if جهلunknown, فلأقصىthen for the remotest مالكowner يعرفknown فيwithin الإسلام،Islam, فإنso if خَفِيَwas obscure الضربthe jurisdiction جعلit was ruled جاهلياً.Jāhiliyya.
Whoever finds buried treasure owes the fifth on it, even if it is merchandise; the remainder is found property under Islamic jurisdiction; in pre-Islamic custom it was for the finder if the land was unclaimed, and if not then for its owner at first conquest; if unknown, for the remotest owner known within Islam; if the jurisdiction was unclear, it was ruled as Jāhiliyya.
ولاAnd no شيءthing فيin الفَيْروزَج،turquoise, والياقوت،ruby, واللؤلؤ،pearl, والعنبر.and amber.
Nothing is due on turquoise, ruby, pearl, or amber.
وفيAnd on الزِّئبق:mercury: الخمس.[due is] the fifth.
On mercury, [due is] one fifth.