حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَعْنَی قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْکٍ عَنْ الضَّحَّاکِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَائَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِکَائَهَا ثُمَّ کُلْهَا فَإِنْ جَائَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1706
Narrated Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about a find. He said: Make it known for a year. If its seeker comes, deliver it to him, otherwise note its container and its string. Then use it; if its seeker comes, deliver it to him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020