ذِكْرُ السَّبَبِ الَّذِي هُوَ مُضْمَرٌ فِي نَفْسِ الْخِطَابِ الَّذِي تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُنَا لَهُ

Make announcement of that for one year, but if it is not recognised (by the owner), then recognise its big and strap, then eat it; and if its owner comes, then give that to him. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Al-Dahhak b. Uthman with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of words. (Using translation from Muslim 1722g)  

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ «عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ كُلْهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Inform me about picking up lost items (Luqatah)." He said, "Identify its fringe and its tying, then publicize it for a year. If its rightful owner comes, give it back to him. Otherwise, spend it."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ؟ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ أَتَى بَاغِيهَا فَرُدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا»  

[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Tell me about the lost object." He said, "Know its buckle and string, then describe it for a year. If its owner comes, return it to him, otherwise, spend it."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ؟ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ أَتَى بَاغِيهَا فَرُدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا»  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while I was with him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I found a lost item." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Inform about it for a year, and if no one claims it, then spend it (for yourself)."  

أَتَى رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اللُّقَطَةُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ لَهَا طَالِبٌ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا»  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I was with him. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should I do with this extra money?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Identify it for a year, and if no one comes seeking it, then spend it."  

أَتَى رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اللُّقَطَةُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ لَهَا طَالِبٌ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا»  

[Machine] "A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while I was with him, and he said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I found a lost object.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Inform about it for a year, and if no one claims it, then you may spend it.'"  

أَتَى رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اللُّقَطَةُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ لَهَا طَالِبٌ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا»  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about "lukata" (a lost item). He said, "Recognize its strap and its tied knot, then describe it for a year. If its owner comes, give it back to him, otherwise, it is yours."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنُكَ بِهَا»