Dar al-Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud

Hadith 1701

Report an issue

Sunan Abi Dawud · Hadith 1701

This message and the hadith reference are sent privately to the administrator. Your saved commentary is not included. Please avoid personal or sensitive information. Report terms.

Regarding Lost Items That Are Found

English source

Darussalam · Volume 2

10. THE BOOK OF LOST ITEMS

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

Arabic source
Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 1701 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 134

DarussalamSahīhAl-AlbaniSahihAl-AlbaniSahih chain
Al-Albani source references (2)
View bookmarks

Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.

Text and translation

English translation

1701. Shu'bah reported from Salamah bin Kuhail, from Suwaid bin Ghafalah, who said: "I went on an expedition with Zaid bin Suwḥān and Salmān bin Rabī'ah, and found a whip. They both said to me: 'Drop it,' but I said: 'No, but if I find its owner (I will return it), or else I will use it.' I then went for Hajj, and passed by Al-Madīnah, so I asked Ubayy bin Ka'b. He said: 'I found a pouch containing one hundred Dinār, so I came to the Prophet ﷺ (asking regarding it). He said: "Announce it for a year." So I continued to announce it for a year, then I came to him. He said: "Announce it for a year." So I continued to announce it for a year, then I came to him. He again said: "Announce it for a year." So I continued to announce it for a year, then I came to him and said: "I did not find anyone who recognized it." So he said: "Remember its quantity, and its pouch, and its drawstring, and if its owner comes to you (return) it; otherwise benefit from it." He said: "I am not sure whether he said 'announce it' thrice, or only once.”[1] (Sahīh)

Arabic text

1701 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ: غَزَوْتُ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ، وَسَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا، فَقَالَا: لِيَ اطْرَحْهُ، فَقُلْتُ: لَا، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ صَاحِبَهُ وَإِلَّا اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِهِ، فَحَجَجْتُ، فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَسَأَلْتُ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ، فَقَالَ: وَجَدْتُ صُرَّةً فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا» فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ: «عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا»، فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا» فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ: لَمْ أَجِدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا فَقَالَ: «احْفَظْ عَدَدَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا»، وَقَالَ: وَلَا أَدْرِي أَثَلَاثًا قَالَ: «عَرِّفْهَا» أَوْ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً.

My commentary

Personal notes

Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.