Finds Sunan Abi Dawud 1703
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ فِي التَّعْرِيفِ قَالَ عَامَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً . وَقَالَ " اعْرِفْ عَدَدَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا " . زَادَ " فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَعَرَفَ عَدَدَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَيْسَ يَقُولُ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةَ إِلاَّ حَمَّادٌ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ يَعْنِي " فَعَرَفَ عَدَدَهَا
Translation
The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Salamah. Bin Kuhail through a different chain to the same effect. The version has ; about making the matter known he said ; “ two years or three.” He said
Musa ibn Ismail narrated to us: Hammad narrated to us: Salamah ibn Kuhayl narrated to us, with its isnad and meaning. He said concerning the announcement: 'Two or three years.' And he said: 'Recognize its number, its container, and its tying string.' He added: 'If its owner comes and recognizes its number and its tying string, then hand it over to him.' Abu Dawud said: None of the narrators uttered this phrase in this hadith except Hammad—meaning: 'And he recognizes its number.'