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Sahih Muslim 1722b (Book 31, Hadith 2) #11610
Lost Items and their Owners

SUMMARY: When finding a lost item, one should make an announcement for a year and if the owner is found, they should be paid for it. If it is a goat or other animal, then it can be taken as one's own or given to someone else. However, if it is a camel then one has no right to take it as its owner will eventually find it.

Zaid b. Khalid al-Juhani reported that a person asked Allah's Apostle ﷺ about picking up of stray articles, whereupon he said: Make announcement about it for a year, and recognise well the strap and the bag (containing that) ; then spend that; and if its owner comes, make him the payment of that. He (the inquirer) said: Messenger of Allah, what about the lost goat? he said: Take it, for that is yours or for your brother, or for the wolf. He (again) said: (What about) the lost camel? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was enraged until his cheeks became red (or his face became red) and then said: You have nothing to do about that; it has feet and a leather bag (to quench its thirst) until its owner finds it.
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالَ ابْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهْوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ثُمَّ اعْرِفْ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ اسْتَنْفِقْ بِهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ رَبُّهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ ‏"‏ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَكَ أَوْ لأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَضَالَّةُ الإِبِلِ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى احْمَرَّتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ - أَوِ احْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ - ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا حِذَاؤُهَا وَسِقَاؤُهَا حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا
TOPICS
lost  *  announcement  *  payment  *  goat  *  camel  *  muhdatha  *  iqra  *  tahsil  *  ghadan  *  masub

QUICK LESSONS:
Make an announcement about lost items for at least 1 year & pay rightful owners when found

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that when we come across any lost items such as stray articles or animals like goats and camels, we must make an announcement about them for at least one year so that the rightful owners can claim them back. If the owner of the item is found during this period of time, then they must be paid for what was taken from them. However, if the item in question is a goat or other animal then you may take ownership of it yourself or give to someone else but if its a camel then you have no right to take ownership of it because its owner will eventually find out about its whereabouts due to its leather bag which helps quench thirst until they are reunited with their camel again.

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