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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1374 (Book 15, Hadith 55) #26953
Honesty and Returning Lost Items

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of being honest and returning lost items to their rightful owners.

Suwaid bin Ghafalah said: "I went out with Zaid bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabi'ah, and found a whip". In his narration Ibn Numair (one of the narrators) said: "I found a lost whip and took it. They said: 'Leave it'. I said: 'I will not leave it to be eaten by predators. I will take it to make use of it'. So I met up with Ubayy bin Ka'b and asked him about that. So he narrated the Hadith, he said: 'That is fine. I found a sack containing one hundred Dinar during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ' He said: 'So I brought it to him. He said to me: "Make a public announcement about it for one year". So I announced it for a year but did not find anyone to claim it. Then I brought it to him. He said to me: "Make a public announcement about it for another year". So I announced it for a year but did not find anyone to claim it. Then I brought it to him. He said: "Make a public announcement about if for another year". And he said: "Remember its amount, its container and its string. If someone comes seeking it and informs you of its amount and its string, then give it to him, otherwise use it".
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ وَسَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَالْتَقَطْتُ سَوْطًا فَأَخَذْتُهُ قَالاَ دَعْهُ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَدَعُهُ تَأْكُلُهُ السِّبَاعُ لآخُذَنَّهُ فَلأَسْتَمْتِعَنَّ بِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَحَدَّثْتُهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ أَنَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صُرَّةً فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لِي ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً فَمَا أَجِدُ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً آخَرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً آخَرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْصِ عِدَّتَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا فَأَخْبَرَكَ بِعِدَّتِهَا وَوِعَائِهَا وَوِكَائِهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
honesty  *  items  *  return

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest when you find something that does not belong to you; Take steps such as making announcements in order for people to know that something has been found so its rightful owner can reclaim what belongs to them; Make an announcement about a lost item for three years before keeping or using it yourself; Return any lost item you find back into the hands of its rightful owner if possible; Show compassion towards others by helping return their belongings back into their possession if possible; Be responsible with your actions by taking ownership over your decisions regarding any lost item you may have come across during your life journey .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of honesty and returning lost items to their rightful owners. It tells the story of Suwaid bin Ghafalah who found a whip with his companions Zaid bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabi'ah. They told him to leave it but he refused because he wanted to make use of it or prevent predators from eating it. He then asked Ubayy bin Ka'b about this situation who narrated a hadith from Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet instructed that if someone finds something they should make an announcement for one year in order for its owner to come forward and claim it. If no one comes forward after three years then they can keep it or use it as they wish. This teaches us that we should always be honest when we find something that does not belong to us, even if no one is around at the time, because there may be someone out there looking for what we have found. We must also take steps such as making announcements in order for people to know that something has been found so that its rightful owner can reclaim what belongs to them.

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