Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 1707

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ رَبِيعَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ تُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلاً فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ عَرَفْتَ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ أَفِضْهَا فِي مَالِكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Ahmad ibn Hafs narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Ibrahim ibn Tahman narrated to me, from Abbad ibn Ishaq, from Abdullah ibn Yazid, from his father, Yazid, the freedman of al-Munbaith, from Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, and he mentioned a report similar to that of Rabiah. He was also asked about found property and said: Announce it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, identify its tie and container, then add it to your own property. If its owner comes, return it to him.