The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Amr bin Shuaib through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: regarding the stray sheep he said: “Take it”.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1711. Commentary: That is, safeguard it and continue to announce it; when the owner is found, hand it over to him.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1711