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(Book 36, Hadith 49) #36520
Returning Found Property

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab advised Thabit ibn ad-Dahhak al-Ansari to return a camel he found to where he found it, instead of keeping it.

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Sulayman ibn Yasar that Thabit ibn ad-Dahhak al-Ansari told him that he had found a camel at Harra, so he hobbled it and mentioned it to Umar ibn al-Khattab and Umar ordered him to make it known three times. Thabit said to him, "That would distract me from the running of my estate". Umar said to him, "Then let it go where you found it".
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ ثَابِتَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، أَخْبَرَهُ ‏.‏ أَنَّهُ، وَجَدَ بَعِيرًا بِالْحَرَّةِ فَعَقَلَهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَهُ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَأَمَرَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ ثَابِتٌ إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَغَلَنِي عَنْ ضَيْعَتِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَرْسِلْهُ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتَهُ

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return  *  property  *  find  *  istianah  *  mal  *  wajada

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest in your dealings with others; strive for justice & fairness; be generous & kind towards others; return what you find even if you are not obligated to do so

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of returning property that one finds. Umar ibn al-Khattab advised Thabit Ibn ad Dahhak Al Ansari to return a camel he found back to where he found it, instead of keeping it for himself. This hadith teaches us the importance of honesty and integrity in our dealings with others and not taking advantage of them or their property. It also teaches us the value of being generous and kind towards others by returning what we find even if we are not obligated to do so. We should always strive for justice and fairness in our dealings with others, as this is what Allah expects from us as Muslims.

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