Regarding Lost Items That Are Found
Darussalam · Volume 2
10. THE BOOK OF LOST ITEMSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1706 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 135
Source no. 1706 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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1706. It was reported from Busr bin Sa'eed, from Zaid bin Khālid Al-Juhanī, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was asked about the lost item that is found. He said: "Announce it for a year, and if the one who wants it comes for it, give it to him. Otherwise, be familiar with its pouch and drawstring, then consume it. And if the one seeking it comes, then give it to him." (Ṣaḥīh)
1706 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَعْنَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَ: «عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلَّا فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا، وَوِكَاءَهَا، ثُمَّ كُلْهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ»
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This ruling also applies to animals like goats, in addition to other finds. In case, it has been consumed, it is obligatory to pay the owner its price, in cash or kind, as and when its owner turns up.