Volume 3, Book 42, Number 608
Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b:
I found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I went to the
Prophet (and informed him about it), he said, "Make public
announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up
to claim it, so I again went to the Prophet who said, "Make public
announcement for another year." I did, but none turned up to claim
it. I went to him for the third time and he said, "Keep the
container and the string which is used for its tying and count the
money it contains and if its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise,
utilize it."
The sub-narrator Salama said, "I met him (Suwaid, another
sub-narrator) in Mecca and he said, 'I don't know whether Ubai made
the announcement for three years or just one year.' "
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 609
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A bedouin went to the Prophet and asked him about picking up a lost
thing. The Prophet said, "Make public announcement about it for one
year. Remember the description of its container and the string with
which it is tied; and if somebody comes and claims it and describes
it correctly, (give it to him); otherwise, utilize it." He said, "O
Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is
for you, for your brother (i.e. its owner), or for the wolf." He
further asked, "What about a lost camel?" On that the face of the
Prophet became red (with anger) and said, "You have nothing to do
with it, as it has its feet, its water reserve and can reach places
of water and drink, and eat trees."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 610
Narrated Sulaiman bin Bilal from Yahya:
Yazid Maula Al-Munba'ith heard Zaid bin Khalid al-Juham saying, "The
Prophet was asked about Luqata. He said, 'Remember the description
of its container and the string it is tied with, and announce it
publicly for one year.' " Yazid added, "If nobody claims then the
person who has found it can spend it, and it is regarded as a trust
entrusted to him." Yahya said, "I do not know whether the last
sentences were said by the Prophet or by Yazid." Zaid further said,
"The Prophet was asked, 'What about a lost sheep?' The Prophet said,
'Take it, for it is for you or for your brother (i.e. its owner) or
for the wolf." Yazid added that it should also be announced
publicly. The man then asked the Prophet about a lost camel. The
Prophet said, "Leave it, as it has its feet, water container
(reservoir), and it will reach a place of water and eat trees till
its owner finds it."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 611
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:
A man came and asked Allah's Apostle about picking a lost thing. The
Prophet said, "Remember the description of its container and the
string it is tied with, and make public announcement about it for
one year. If the owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise, do
whatever you like with it." He then asked, "What about a lost
sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its
owner), or for the wolf." He further asked, "What about a lost
camel?" The Prophet said, "It is none of your concern. It has its
water-container (reservoir) and its feet, and it will reach water
and drink it and eat the trees till its owner finds it."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 612
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet passed a date fallen on the way and said, "Were I not
afraid that it may be from a Sadaqa (charitable gifts), I would have
eaten it."
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Sometimes when I return
home and find a date fallen on my bed, I pick it up in order to eat
it, but I fear that it might be from a Sadaqa, so I throw it."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 613
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people of Mecca,
Allah's Apostle stood up among the people and after glorifying
Allah, said, "Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given
authority to His Apostle and the believers over it, so fighting was
illegal for anyone before me, and was made legal for me for a part
of a day, and it will not be legal for anyone after me. Its game
should not be chased, its thorny bushes should not be uprooted, and
picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who makes
public announcement for it, and he whose relative is murdered has
the option either to accept a compensation for it or to retaliate."
Al-'Abbas said, "Except Al-ldhkhir, for we use it in our graves and
houses." Allah's Apostle said, "Except Al-ldhkhir." Abu Shah, a
Yemenite, stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Get it written for
me." Allah's Apostle said, "Write it for Abu Shah." (The
sub-narrator asked Al-Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, "Get it
written, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "The speech which he had
heard from Allah's Apostle ."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 614
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "An animal should not be milked without the
permission of its owner. Does any of you like that somebody comes to
his store and breaks his container and takes away his food? The
udders of the animals are the stores of their owners where their
provision is kept, so nobody should milk the animals of somebody
else, without the permission of its owner."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 615
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A man asked Allah's Apostle about the Luqata. He said, "Make public
announcement of it for one year, then remember the description of
its container and the string it is tied with, utilize the money, and
if its owner comes back after that, give it to him." The people
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep?" Allah's Apostle
said, "Take it, for it is for you, for your brother, or for the
wolf." The man asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost camel?"
Allah's Apostle got angry and his cheeks or face became red, and
said, "You have no concern with it as it has its feet, and its
water-container, till its owner finds it."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 616
Narrated Suwaid bin Ghafala:
While I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi'a and Suhan, in one of
the holy battles, I found a whip. One of them told me to drop it but
I refused to do so and said that I would give it to its owner if I
found him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed
Hajj and on passing by Medina, I asked Ubai bin Ka'b about it. He
said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of
the Prophet and took it to the Prophet who said to me, 'Make public
announcement about it for one year.' So, I announced it for one year
and went to the Prophet who said, 'Announce it publicly for another
year.' So, I announced it for another year. I went to him again and
he said, "Announce for an other year." So I announced for still
another year. I went to the Prophet for the fourth time, and he
said, 'Remember the amount of money, the description of its
container and the string it is tied with, and if the owner comes,
give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.' "
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 617
Narrated Salama:
the above narration (Hadith 616) from Ubai bin Ka'b: adding, "I met
the sub-narrator at Mecca later on, but he did not remember whether
Ka'b had announced what he had found one year or three years."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 618
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:
A bedouin asked the Prophet about the Luqata. The Prophet said,
"Make public announcement about it for one year and if then somebody
comes and describes the container of the Luqata and the string it
was tied with, (give it to him); otherwise, spend it." He then asked
the Prophet about a lost camel. The face of the Prophet become red
and he said, "You have o concern with it as it has its water
reservoir and feet and it will reach water and drink and eat trees.
Leave it till its owner finds it." He then asked the Prophet about a
lost sheep. The Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother, or
for the wolf."
Volume 3, Book 42, Number 619
Narrated Abu Bakr:
While I was on my way, all of a sudden I saw a shepherd driving his
sheep, I asked him whose servant he was. He replied that he was the
servant of a man from Quraish, and then he mentioned his name and I
recognized him. I asked, "Do your sheep have some milk?" He replied
in the affirmative. I said, "Are you going to milk for me?" He
replied in the affirmative. I ordered him and he tied the legs of
one of the sheep. Then I told him to clean the udder (teats) of dust
and to remove dust off his hands. He removed the dust off his hands
by clapping his hands. He then milked a little milk. I put the milk
for Allah's Apostle in a pot and closed its mouth with a piece of
cloth and poured water over it till it became cold. I took it to the
Prophet and said, "Drink, O Allah's Apostle!" He drank it till I was
pleased.