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tabarani:5250a – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated from Malik, from Rabiah ibn Abi Abdur Rahman, from Yazid, a client of Al-Munba'ath, from Zaid ibn Khalid al-Juhani, who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about al-Luqatah (lost and found items). He said, "Know its description and its container, then announce it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him, otherwise it is yours."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٠a – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ؟ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنُكَ بِهَا»  

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tabarani:5250b – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] Al-Qa'ani narrated on the authority of Malik, who narrated from Rabia ibn Abi Abdul Rahman, who narrated from Yazid, the freed slave of Munnabith, who narrated from Zaid ibn Khalid al-Juhani. He said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about al-Luqatah (lost and found items). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Verify its description and mark, and then recognize it for a year. If its owner comes, return it to him. If not, then it is yours.'"  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٠b – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ؟ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنُكَ بِهَا»  

tabarani:5250c – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated from Malik who narrated from Rabiah ibn Abi Abdur-Rahman who narrated from Yazid, the servant of al-Munba'ith, who narrated from Zaid ibn Khalid al-Juhani who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about Luqatah (lost property). He said: "Identify its container and its string, then describe it for a year. If its owner comes, then give it to him, otherwise, it is yours."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٠c – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ؟ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنُكَ بِهَا»  

bayhaqi:12083 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > al-Rabīʿ b. Sulaymān > al-Shāfiʿī > Mālik > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] He said that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about "Al-Luqatah" (lost property). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Know its description and its container, then describe it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him, otherwise, it is yours." This is mentioned in the authentic narration of Malik and its meaning.  

البيهقي:١٢٠٨٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبُ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ مَالِكٌ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ  

رَوَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ