Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1374
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ وَسَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَالْتَقَطْتُ سَوْطًا فَأَخَذْتُهُ قَالاَ دَعْهُ . فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَدَعُهُ تَأْكُلُهُ السِّبَاعُ لآخُذَنَّهُ فَلأَسْتَمْتِعَنَّ بِهِ . فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَحَدَّثْتُهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ أَنَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صُرَّةً فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ . قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لِي " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً " . فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً فَمَا أَجِدُ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً آخَرَ " . فَعَرَّفْتُهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً آخَرَ " . وَقَالَ " أَحْصِ عِدَّتَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا فَأَخْبَرَكَ بِعِدَّتِهَا وَوِعَائِهَا وَوِكَائِهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Suwayd ibn Ghafalah said: “Zayd ibn Ṣūḥān and Salmān ibn Rabīʿah and I went out and found a whip. I picked it up. They told me, ‘Leave it.’ I said, ‘I will not leave it for the wild animals to take; I will make use of it.’” I later came to Ubayy ibn Kaʿb and asked him about it, telling him the story. He said: “You did well. During the Messenger of Allah’s time, I found a purse containing one hundred dinars. I brought it to him, and he said: ‘Announce it for a year.’ I announced it for a year and found no one who recognized it. I brought it to him again, and he said: ‘Announce it for another year.’ I did so, then brought it to him again, and he said: ‘Announce it for another year. Record its amount, container, and cord. If someone comes seeking it and can tell you its amount, container, and cord, give it to him. Otherwise, make use of it.’” This is a ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The lost purse is identified by its amount and physical features after a three-year announcement period.