Stealing from a truck that has dropped it's load

Q: A truck lost it's load along the road. People are recovering the load for their own good. Is this halaal for them?

A: How can one recover something that does not belong to him. This is stealing.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)