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Sunan Abi Dawud 1707 (Book 10, Hadith 7) #21999
Lost and Found - A Prophetic Guidance

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) was asked about a found item and he instructed to make the matter known for a year, if its owner comes, give it to him, otherwise keep it with your property.

The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) was asked about a find. He replied : Make the matter known for a year; if its owner comes, give it to him, otherwise note its string and its container and have it along with your property. If its owner comes, deliver it to him.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ رَبِيعَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ تُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلاً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ عَرَفْتَ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ أَفِضْهَا فِي مَالِكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ

TOPICS
lost  *  find  *  property  *  year

QUICK LESSONS:
Make an announcement about lost items in case their owners come looking for them; be mindful of your belongings so they don't get lost; return found items back to their rightful owners; show kindness towards others by helping them recover their lost items.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about what to do when one finds something that does not belong to them. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ instructed that the finder should make the matter known for a year in case its owner comes looking for it. If no one claims ownership of the item after a year then they can keep it as their own property. This hadith teaches us values such as honesty, responsibility and kindness towards others. It also encourages us to be mindful of our belongings so we don't lose them in the first place.

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