Darussalam · Volume 3
18. The Chapters On Lost PropertySunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2505 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 837
Source no. 2505 · Volume 6 · Page 5
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (١١٦٩) ، صحيح أبي داود (١٥٠٣)
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2505. It was narrated from 'Iyâd bin Himâr that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Whoever finds lost property, let him ask one or two men of good character to witness it, then he should not alter it nor conceal it. If its owner comes along, then he has more right to it, otherwise it belongs to Allâh, Who gives it to whomsoever He wills." (Sahih)
2505 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ وَجَدَ لُقَطَةً فَلْيُشْهِدْ ذَا عَدْلٍ أَوْ ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ، ثُمَّ لَا يُغَيِّرْهُ وَلَا يَكْتُمْ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ رَبُّهَا، فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا، وَإِلَّا فَهُوَ مَالُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ»
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Making a witness is beneficial and helpful. Later on if the claimant of the bag or thing is found, and he objects about the contents of the bag or the amount or other defalcation with his lost thing, then the witness can confute his claim.