The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Shubah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. The version goes: He said: Make it known for a year. He said this three times. He said: I do not know whether he said “for a year” or “for three years”.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب اللقطة / 1702
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Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1702. Commentary: Due to the differences among the narrators, there is also a difference among the scholars regarding the duration of the announcement. However, there is consensus among all that the announcement should be made for at least one year.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1702