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Sahih al-Bukhari 2437 (Book 45, Hadith 12) #2331
Lost Items and Public Announcements

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) advised to make public announcements for lost items and if the owner does not come forward, then the finder can utilize it.

Narrated Suwaid bin Ghafala: While I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi'a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. One of them told me to drop it but I refused to do so and said that I would give it to its owner if I found him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, I asked Ubai bin Ka'b about it. He said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of the Prophet and took it to the Prophet who said to me, 'Make public announcement about it for one year'. So, I announced it for one year and went to the Prophet who said, 'Announce it publicly for another year'. So, I announced it for another year. I went to him again and he said, "Announce for an other year". So I announced for still another year. I went to the Prophet for the fourth time, and he said, 'Remember the amount of money, the description of its container and the string it is tied with, and if the owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it'. "
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ فِي غَزَاةٍ، فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ لِي أَلْقِهِ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ صَاحِبَهُ، وَإِلاَّ اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِهِ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا حَجَجْنَا فَمَرَرْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَسَأَلْتُ أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَقَالَ وَجَدْتُ صُرَّةً عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اعْرِفْ عِدَّتَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلاَّ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا

TOPICS
lost  *  announcement  *  prophet  *  utilize

QUICK LESSONS:
Make public announcements for lost items; Follow instructions given by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ; Be generous & kind towards others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a situation where Suwaid bin Ghafala found a whip while he was in the company of Salman bin Rabi'a and Suhan. One of them told him to drop it but he refused to do so and said that he would give it to its owner if he found him, otherwise he would utilize it. When they returned from their journey, they performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, Suwaid asked Ubai bin Ka'b about what should be done with the whip. Ubai told him that in the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ, there was once a bag containing 100 Dinars which was found by someone who took it to the Prophet ﷺ who advised him to make public announcement about it for one year. If no one came forward claiming ownership then after one year, they could use or keep this item as their own property. Similarly here too, Suwaid was advised by Ubai bin Ka'b that if no one comes forward claiming ownership of this whip then after making public announcement for three years, they can use or keep this item as their own property.

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