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muslim:1722eʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah b. Qaʿnab > Sulaymān / Ibn Bilāl > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith

Recognise well the strap and the bag (containing) that and then make an announcement regarding that for one year, but if none recognises it, then spend that and it would be a trust with you; and if someone comes one day to make demand of that, then pay that to him. He (the inquirer) asked about the lost camel, whereupon he said: You have nothing to do with that. Leave that alone, for it has feet and also a leather bag, it drinks water, and eats (the leaves) of the trees. He asked him about sheep, whereupon he said: Take it, it is for you, or for your brother, or for the wolf.  

مسلم:١٧٢٢eحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ الذَّهَبِ أَوِ الْوَرِقِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا وَلْتَكُنْ وَدِيعَةً عِنْدَكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا يَوْمًا مِنَ الدَّهْرِ فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا دَعْهَا فَإِنَّ مَعَهَا حِذَاءَهَا وَسِقَاءَهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَجِدَهَا رَبُّهَا وَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الشَّاةِ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Ibn Mājah, Mālik, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
bukhari:2372Ismāʿīl > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid

A man came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked about Al-Luqata (a fallen thing). The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recognize its container and its tying material and then make a public announcement about it for one year and if its owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise use it as you like." The man said, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is for you, your brother or the wolf." The man said "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Why should you take it as it has got its water-container (its stomach) and its hooves and it can reach the places of water and can eat the trees till its owner finds it?"  

البخاري:٢٣٧٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ؓ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلاَّ فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الإِبِلِ قَالَ مَالَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا  

bukhari:2428Ismāʿīl b. ʿAbdullāh > Sulaymān > Yaḥyá > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid

Yazid Maula Al-Munba'ith heard Zaid bin Khalid al-Juham saying, "The Prophet ﷺ was asked about Luqata. He said, 'Remember the description of its container and the string it is tied with, and announce it publicly for one year.' " Yazid added, "If nobody claims then the person who has found it can spend it, and it is regarded as a trust entrusted to him." Yahya said, "I do not know whether the last sentences were said by the Prophet ﷺ or by Yazid." Zaid further said, "The Prophet ﷺ was asked, 'What about a lost sheep?' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Take it, for it is for you or for your brother (i.e. its owner) or for the wolf." Yazid added that it should also be announced publicly. The man then asked the Prophet ﷺ about a lost camel. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave it, as it has its feet, water container (reservoir), and it will reach a place of water and eat trees till its owner finds it."  

البخاري:٢٤٢٨حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ ؓ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً يَقُولُ يَزِيدُ إِنْ لَمْ تُعْتَرَفِ اسْتَنْفَقَ بِهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَكَانَتْ وَدِيعَةً عِنْدَهُ قَالَ يَحْيَى فَهَذَا الَّذِي لاَ أَدْرِي أَفِي حَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ هُوَ أَمْ شَىْءٌ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي ضَالَّةِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ قَالَ يَزِيدُ وَهْىَ تُعَرَّفُ أَيْضًا ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ قَالَ فَقَالَ دَعْهَا فَإِنَّ مَعَهَا حِذَاءَهَا وَسِقَاءَهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَجِدَهَا رَبُّهَا  

bukhari:2429ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid

A man came and asked Messenger of Allah ﷺ about picking a lost thing. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Remember the description of its container and the string it is tied with, and make public announcement about it for one year. If the owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise, do whatever you like with it." He then asked, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its owner), or for the wolf." He further asked, "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is none of your concern. It has its water-container (reservoir) and its feet, and it will reach water and drink it and eat the trees till its owner finds it."  

البخاري:٢٤٢٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ؓ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلاَّ فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الإِبِلِ قَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا  

bukhari:2438Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Sufyān > Rabīʿah > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid

A bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ about the Luqata. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Make public announcement about it for one year and if then somebody comes and describes the container of the Luqata and the string it was tied with, (give it to him); otherwise, spend it." He then asked the Prophet ﷺ about a lost camel. The face of the Prophet ﷺ become red and he said, "You have o concern with it as it has its water reservoir and feet and it will reach water and drink and eat trees. Leave it till its owner finds it." He then asked the Prophet ﷺ about a lost sheep. The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is for you, for your brother, or for the wolf."  

البخاري:٢٤٣٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ؓ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ قَالَ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكَ بِعِفَاصِهَا وَوِكَائِهَا وَإِلاَّ فَاسْتَنْفِقْ بِهَا وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ فَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُهُ قَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ دَعْهَا حَتَّى يَجِدَهَا رَبُّهَا وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ  

ibnmajah:2504Isḥāq b. Ismāʿīl b. al-ʿAlāʾ al-Aylī > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī Falaqīt Rabīʿah Fasaʾaltuh > Yazīd > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

He turned red, and he said: “What does it have to do with you? It has its feet and its water supply, it can go and drink water and eat from the trees until its owner finds it.” And he was asked about lost sheep, and he said: “Take it, for it will be for you or for your brother or for the wolf.” And he was asked about lost property and he said: “Remember the features of its leather bag and strap, and announce it for one year, then if someone claims it, describing it to you with those features (give it to him), otherwise incorporate it into your own wealth.”  

ابن ماجة:٢٥٠٤حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ الْعَلاَءِ الأَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ فَلَقِيتُ رَبِيعَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سُئِلَ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ فَغَضِبَ وَاحْمَرَّتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ وَقَالَ مَالَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا الْحِذَاءُ وَالسِّقَاءُ تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا وَسُئِلَ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَعَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنِ اعْتُرِفَتْ وَإِلاَّ فَاخْلِطْهَا بِمَالِكَ  

malik:36-63Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

Malik related to me from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman from Yazid, the mawla of al-Munbaith that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about finds. He said, 'Memorize the characteristics of the object found, then publicise it for a year. If the owner comes, give it to him. If not, then it is your business.' He said, 'What about lost sheep, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'They are yours, your brother's or the wolf's.' He said, 'And the lost camel?' He said, 'It's none of your concern. It has its water and its feet. It will reach water and eat trees until its owner finds it.' "  

مالك:٣٦-٦٣حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلاَّ فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الإِبِلِ قَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا  

ahmad:17050Sufyān > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Yaḥyá > Rabīʿah > Zayd b. Khālid Fasaʾalt Rabīʿah > Akhbaranīh

He turned red, and he said: “What does it have to do with you? It has its feet and its water supply, it can go and drink water and eat from the trees until its owner finds it.” And he was asked about lost sheep, and he said: “Take it, for it will be for you or for your brother or for the wolf.” And he was asked about lost property and he said: “Remember the features of its leather bag and strap, and announce it for one year, then if someone claims it, describing it to you with those features (give it to him), otherwise incorporate it into your own wealth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2504)  

أحمد:١٧٠٥٠حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنِي رَبِيعَةُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِيعَةَ فَقَالَ أَخْبَرَنِيهِ

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْإِبِلِ فَغَضِبَ وَاحْمَرَّتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ وَقَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا الْحِذَاءُ وَالسِّقَاءُ تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ رَبُّهَا وَسُئِلَ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ اعْتُرِفَتْ وَإِلَّا فَاخْلِطْهَا بِمَالِكَ  

ibnhibban:4889al-Ḥusayn b. Idrīs al-Anṣārī > Aḥmad b. Abū Bakr > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

A man came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked about Al-Luqata (a fallen thing). The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recognize its container and its tying material and then make a public announcement about it for one year and if its owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise use it as you like." The man said, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is for you, your brother or the wolf." The man said "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Why should you take it as it has got its water-container (its stomach) and its hooves and it can reach the places of water and can eat the trees till its owner finds it?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 2372)  

ابن حبّان:٤٨٨٩أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا» قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ «لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ» قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْإِبِلِ قَالَ «مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ مَمْنُوعٌ عَنْ أَخْذِ ضَوَالِّ الْإِبِلِ دُونَ غَيْرِهَا مِنْ سَائِرِ الضَّوَالِّ

ibnhibban:4898al-Ḥusayn b. Idrīs al-Anṣārī > Aḥmad b. Abū Bakr > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

A man came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked about Al-Luqata (a fallen thing). The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recognize its container and its tying material and then make a public announcement about it for one year and if its owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise use it as you like." The man said, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is for you, your brother or the wolf." The man said "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Why should you take it as it has got its water-container (its stomach) and its hooves and it can reach the places of water and can eat the trees till its owner finds it?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 2372)  

ابن حبّان:٤٨٩٨أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا» قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ «هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ» قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْإِبِلِ قَالَ «مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا»  

bayhaqi:12052Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ b. Hāniʾ > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr al-Ḥarashī > al-Qaʿnabī > Sulaymān b. Bilāl > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd al-Anṣārī > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith

[Machine] He heard Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about picking up gold or silver. He said, 'Acquire knowledge about its markings and specifications, and then identify it for a year. If it is not recognized, then spend it and let it be a trust with you. If its seeker comes one day, return it to him.' This narration is mentioned in Sahih from the Hadith of Sulaiman bin Bilal.  

البيهقي:١٢٠٥٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَرَشِيُّ ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ الذَّهَبِ أَوِ الْوَرِقِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ تُعْرَفْ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا وَلْتَكُنْ وَدِيعَةً عِنْدَكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا يَوْمًا مِنَ الدَّهْرِ فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ  

bayhaqi:12067[Chain 1] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Ḥāfiẓ And Yaḥyá b. Manṣūr al-Qāḍī And Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Hāshimī > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr al-Ḥarashī [Chain 2] Abū Ṣāliḥ b. Abū Ṭāhir al-ʿAnbarī > Jaddī Yaḥyá b. Manṣūr al-Qāḍī > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr Qishmard > al-Qaʿnabī > Sulaymān b. Bilāl > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith

Recognise well the strap and the bag (containing) that and then make an announcement regarding that for one year, but if none recognises it, then spend that and it would be a trust with you; and if someone comes one day to make demand of that, then pay that to him. He (the inquirer) asked about the lost camel, whereupon he said: You have nothing to do with that. Leave that alone, for it has feet and also a leather bag, it drinks water, and eats (the leaves) of the trees. He asked him about sheep, whereupon he said: Take it, it is for you, or for your brother, or for the wolf. (Using translation from Muslim 1722e)   

البيهقي:١٢٠٦٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَافِظُ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ قَالُوا ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَرَشِيُّ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحِ بْنُ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ أنبأ جَدِّي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قِشْمَرْدُ أنبأ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ الذَّهَبِ أَوِ الْوَرِقِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ وِكَاءهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ تُعْتَرَفْ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا وَلْتَكُنْ وَدِيعَةً عِنْدَكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا يَوْمًا مِنَ الدَّهْرِ فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْإِبِلِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا؟ دَعْهَا؛ فَإِنَّ مَعَهَا حِذَاءَهَا وَسِقَاءَهَا تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ وَتَأْكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَجِدَهَا رَبُّهَا وَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الشَّاةِ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا؛ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنِ الْقَعْنَبِيِّ
suyuti:341-4bZayd b. Khālid al-Juhani
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السيوطي:٣٤١-٤b

"عَنْ زَيْد بْنِ خَالِدٍ الجُهَنِىِّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رسُولَ الله ﷺ ، أَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَهُ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ رَاعِى الْغَنَمِ، فَقَالَ: هِىَ لَكَ، أوْ لأَخِيكَ، أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ، قَالَ: مَا تَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ الله فِى ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ: مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا، مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُها وَحِذَاؤُها (* *) وَتَأَكُلُ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ الشَّجَرِ، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله فَمَا تَقُولُ فِى الْوَرِقِ (* * *) إِذَا وَجَدْتُهَا. قَالَ: اعْلَمْ

وِعَاءَها، وَوكاءَهَا وعَدَدهَا، ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلَّا فَهِىَ لَكَ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا".  

suyuti:341-5bZayd b. Khālid al-Juhani > Jāʾ Aʿrābi > al-Nabi ﷺ Fasaʾalah > al-Luqaṭah > ʿArrifhā Sanah Thm Āʿrif ʿIfāṣahā And Wikāʾahā or > Wiʿāʾahā Faʾin Jāʾ Ṣāḥibuhā Fādfaʿahā
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السيوطي:٣٤١-٥b

"عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِىِّ قَالَ: جَاءَ أَعْرَابِىٌّ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَه عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَ: عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، ثمّ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا (*)، وَوِكَاءَهَا، أَوْ قَالَ: وِعَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا أَوْ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله ضَالَّة الْغَنَمِ، قَالَ: إِنَّمَا هِىَ لَكَ، أَوْ لأَخِيكَ، أَوْ لِلذئْبِ، فَسَأَلَ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا، مَعَها حِذَاؤهُا وسِقَاؤهُا، وَتَرِدُ الْمَاءَ، وَتَأكُلُ الشَّجَرَ، دَعْهَا حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا".  

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suyuti:654-91bYaḥyá b. Saʿd al-Anṣārī a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith
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السيوطي:٦٥٤-٩١b

"عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعْدٍ الأَنْصَارِي، مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِث عِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُول اللهِ ﷺ : أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي اللُقَطَةِ؟ فَقَالَ: اعْرِفْ عَدَدَها، وَوِكَاءَهَا، ثُمَّ عَرفِّها سَنَةً، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا، يَكَوُن عِنْدَكَ وديعة، قَالَ: فضالَّة الْغَنْمِ؟ قَالَ: خُذْهَا إِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ، أَوْ للِذِّئبِ، وَتُعَرِّفْهَا، قَالَ: فَضَالَّةُ الإبِلِ؟ قَالَ: دَعْهَا فَإِنَّ مَعَها سِقَاءَهَا وَحِذَاءَهَا، تَرِدُ المَاءَ، وَتَأكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَقْدُمَ صَاحِبُهَا".  

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