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tabarani:5252aMuṭṭalib b. Shuʿayb al-Azdī > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Ayyūb b. Mūsá > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me about al-Luqatah (lost and found items)." He replied: "Recognize its container and its laces, then publicize it for a year. If its owner comes, return it to him. If not, then make use of it."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٢aحَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

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»  


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Collected by Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá

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

ibnhibban:4895ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > Abū al-Rabīʿ > Ibn Wahb > al-Ḍaḥḥāk b. ʿUthmān > Abū al-Naḍr > Busr b. Saʿīd > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

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)  

ابن حبّان:٤٨٩٥أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

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

tabarani:5252bMuṭṭalib b. Shuʿayb al-Azdī > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Ayyūb b. Mūsá > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[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."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٢bحَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

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»  

tabarani:5252cMuṭṭalib b. Shuʿayb al-Azdī > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Ayyūb b. Mūsá > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[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."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٢cحَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ

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»  

tabarani:5254aAḥmad b. Rishdīn al-Miṣrī > Aḥmad b. Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[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)."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٤aحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ رِشْدِينَ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ رَبِيعَةَ بْنَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

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»  

tabarani:5254bAḥmad b. Rishdīn al-Miṣrī > Aḥmad b. Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[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."  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٤bحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ رِشْدِينَ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ رَبِيعَةَ بْنَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

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»  

tabarani:5254cAḥmad b. Rishdīn al-Miṣrī > Aḥmad b. Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Rabīʿah b. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī

[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.'"  

الطبراني:٥٢٥٤cحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ رِشْدِينَ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ رَبِيعَةَ بْنَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

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»  

nasai-kubra:5783Muḥammad b. Salamah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Qāsim > Mālik > Rabīʿah > Yazīd a freed slave of al-Munbaʿith > Zayd b. Khālid

[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."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٧٨٣أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ

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