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abudawud:1707Aḥmad b. Ḥafṣ from my father > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > ʿAbbād b. Isḥāq > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd > Abīh Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

The Messenger of Allah (SWAS) was asked about a find. He replied : Make the matter known for a year; if its owner comes, give it to him, otherwise note its string and its container and have it along with your property. If its owner comes, deliver it to him.  

أبو داود:١٧٠٧حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ رَبِيعَةَ قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ تُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلاً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ عَرَفْتَ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ أَفِضْهَا فِي مَالِكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ  


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tabarani:5237Jaʿfar b. Sulaymān al-Nawfalī al-Madanī > Ibrāhīm b. al-Mundhir al-Ḥizāmī > Ibn Abū Fudayk > al-Ḍaḥḥāk b. ʿUthmān > Busr b. Saʿīd > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

"Make a public announcement about it for one year, if it is claimed then give it to him. Otherwise remember its sack, string, and its count. Then use it, and if its owner comes, give it to him." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1373)   

الطبراني:٥٢٣٧حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ النَّوْفَلِيُّ الْمَدَنِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ؟ قَالَ «عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَعَدَدَهَا ثُمَّ كُلْهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَرَدَّهَا إِلَيْهِ»  

tabarani:5249aIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > al-Thawrī > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] An Arab man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the finding. He said: "Identify it for a year, then identify its owner and vessel (container) or he said its container. If its owner comes, give it back to him, otherwise spend it or enjoy it."  

الطبراني:٥٢٤٩aحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ رَبِيعَةِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ثُمَّ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا أَوْ قَالَ وِعَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا أَوِ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا  

tabarani:5249bIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > al-Thawrī > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] An Arab came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about a found object. The Prophet ﷺ told him to announce it for one year, and if its owner comes, then return it to him. If not, then use it for oneself or enjoy it.  

الطبراني:٥٢٤٩bحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ رَبِيعَةِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ثُمَّ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا أَوْ قَالَ وِعَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا أَوِ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا  

tabarani:5249cIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > al-Thawrī > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] An Arab man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about "al-luqata" (lost property). The Prophet told him to announce it for a year, and if the owner came, to give it back to him. Otherwise, the man could keep it for himself or make use of it.  

الطبراني:٥٢٤٩cحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ رَبِيعَةِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ثُمَّ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا أَوْ قَالَ وِعَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا أَوِ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا  

nasai-kubra:5786Aḥmad b. Ḥafṣ b. ʿAbdullāh from my father > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > ʿAbbād > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd > Abīh Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

The Messenger of Allah (SWAS) was asked about a find. He replied : Make the matter known for a year; if its owner comes, give it to him, otherwise note its string and its container and have it along with your property. If its owner comes, deliver it to him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1707)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٧٨٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الشَّاةِ الضَّالَّةِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ تُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلًا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا عَرَفَتْ وِكَاءَهَا أَوْ قَالَ عِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ أفضها فِي مَالِكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ  

bayhaqi:12053Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn b. Dāwud al-ʿAlawī > Abū Ḥāmid Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá b. Bilāl al-Bazzāz > Aḥmad b. Ḥafṣ b. ʿAbdullāh from my father > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > ʿAbbād b. Isḥāq > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd > Abīh Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] He said, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was asked about a stray sheep. He said, 'It belongs to you, your brother, or the wolf.' He was asked about a camel, and he became angry and his face turned red. He said, 'It has its water bag and its owner's shoes, and it grazes the trees.' He was asked about expenditure, and he said, 'You should define it in details. If its owner comes, you give it to him. Otherwise, you know its wool or its back, then you dispose of it to its owner. If its owner comes, you give it to him.'"  

البيهقي:١٢٠٥٣وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْعَلَوِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو حَامِدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ بِلَالٍ الْبَزَّازُ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الشَّاةِ الضَّالَّةِ فَقَالَ لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْبَعِيرِ فَغَضِبَ وَاحْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ فَقَالَ مَعَهُ سِقَاؤُهُ وَحِذَاؤُهُ يَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَيَرْعَى الشَّجَرَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ النَّفَقَةِ فَقَالَ تُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلًا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا عَرَفْتَ وِكَاءَهَا أَوْ عِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ أَفَضْتَهَا فِي مَالِكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ