حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ الْعَلَائِ الْأَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَی الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ فَلَقِيتُ رَبِيعَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سُئِلَ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْإِبِلِ فَغَضِبَ وَاحْمَرَّتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا لَکَ وَلَهَا مَعَهَا الْحِذَائُ وَالسِّقَائُ تَرِدُ الْمَائَ وَتَأْکُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّی يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا وَسُئِلَ عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لَکَ أَوْ لِأَخِيکَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِکَائَهَا وَعَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ اعْتُرِفَتْ وَإِلَّا فَاخْلِطْهَا بِمَالِکَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2504
It was narrated from Zaid bin Khalid that the Prophet was asked about a lost camel. He became angry and his cheeks turned red, and he said: "What does it have to do with you? It has its feet and its water supply, It can go and drink water and eat from the trees until its Owner finds it." And he was asked about lost sheep, and he said: "Take it for it will be for you or for your brother or for the wolf." And he was asked about lost property and he said: "Remember the features of its leather bag and strap, and announce it for one year, then if someone claims it describing it to you with those features (give it to him), otherwise incorporate it into your Own wealth."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020