Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqaata)

Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqaata)

3.608:
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.' "
3.609:
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."
3.610:
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."
3.611:
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."
3.612:
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."
3.613:
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−Idhkhir, for we
use it in our graves and houses." Allah's Apostle said,
"Except Al−Idhkhir." 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 ."
3.614:
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."
3.615:
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."
3.616:
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.' "
3.617:
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."
3.618:
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."
3.619:
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.