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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب اللقطةBook of Lost Property
باب وَعِيدِ مَنْ آوَى ضَالَةٌ وَلَمْ يُعْرِفُهَاChapter: Warning to one who keeps lost property and does not announce it
Hadith 6244
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ لِلْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ رُمْحٌ فَكُنَّا إِذَا خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزَاةٍ خَرَجَ بِهِ مَعَهُ فَيَرْكُزُهُ فَيَمُرُّ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَحْمِلُونَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَئِنْ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَأُخْبِرَنَّهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ إِنْ فَعَلْتَ لَمْ تُرْفَعْ ضَالَّةٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a spear. Whenever we went on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) would take it with him and plant it in the ground and deliberately leave it behind. People would pass by it and pick it up. I said: If I come to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I will definitely inform him about this action. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of this, he said: If you start doing this deliberately, then lost property will not be picked up.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The warning mentioned in these ahadith pertains to the person who picks up a believer’s lost item with the intention of taking possession of it and not informing anyone.
