ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ قَوْلَهُ ﷺ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً لَيْسَ بِحَدٍّ يُوجِبُ نِهَايَةَ الْقَصْدِ فِي كُلِّ الْأَحْوَالِ، وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ حَدٌّ يُوجِبُ قَصْدَ الْغَايَةِ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَحْوَالِ

I found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it), he said, "Make public announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up to claim it, so I again went to the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Make public announcement for another year." I did, but none turned up to claim it. I went to him for the third time and he said, "Keep the container and the string which is used for its tying and count the money it contains and if its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it." The sub-narrator Salama said, "I met him (Suwaid, another sub-narrator) in Mecca and he said, 'I don't know whether Ubai made the announcement for three years or just one year.' "  

أَخَذْتُ صُرَّةً مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلَهَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً فَعَرَّفْتُهَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ احْفَظْ وِعَاءَهَا وَعَدَدَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلاَّ فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا فَاسْتَمْتَعْتُ فَلَقِيتُهُ بَعْدُ بِمَكَّةَ فَقَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي ثَلاَثَةَ أَحْوَالٍ أَوْ حَوْلاً وَاحِدًا  

[Machine] You did well. You did well. Indeed, I found a pouch containing a hundred dinars during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So, I went to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Describe it in detail." So, I described it in detail. Then, I went to him again and he said, "Describe it in detail." So, I described it in detail. Then, I went to him again and he said, "Describe it in detail." So, I described it in detail. Then, after some time, I brought it to him. He said, "Tell me its number, contents, and container. If anyone comes and informs you about its number and contents, then give it to him. Otherwise, you may keep it."  

أَحْسَنْتَ أَحْسَنْتَ إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صُرَّةً فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِهَا بَعْدَ أَحْوَالٍ ثَلَاثَةٍ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عَدَدَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكَ بِعَدَدِهَا وَوِكَائِهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا  

"عَنْ أُبِّى بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ: وَجَدْتُ صُرَّةً فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ فَذَكرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ: عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا فَعَرَّفتُهَا فَلَمْ أَجَدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّى قَدْ عَرَّفْتُهَا، قَالَ: فَعَرِّفْهَا ثَلاَثَةَ أَحْوَالٍ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَحْوَالٍ فَقَالَ: احْفَظْ عَدَدَهَا، وَوِكَاءَهَا، وَوِعَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكَ بَعَدَدِهَا، وَوِعَائها فَادفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلاَّ فَاسْتَمْتِع بِهَا فَاسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِهَا".