[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "How should we act if we find something on the road or in an inhabited town?" He replied, "Announce it for a year, and if someone claims it, then give it to him. Otherwise, it is yours." The man asked, "What if the owner comes to claim it after a long time?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Give it to him, but if it was found on the road or in an inhabited town, then it should be shared equally among the people."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فِيمَا وُجِدَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الْمِيتَاءِ أَوْ فِي الْقَرْيَةِ الْمَسْكُونَةِ؟ قَالَ «عَرِّفْ سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيَةٌ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنُكَ بِهِ» قَالَ «فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا يَوْمًا مِنَ الدَّهْرِ فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَمَا كَانَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ غَيْرِ الْمِيتَاءِ وَفِي الْقَرْيَةِ غَيْرِ الْمَسْكُونَةِ فَفِيهِ وَفِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسُ»