الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب اللقطةBook of Lost Property
بَابُ الْإِشْهَادِ عَلَى النُّقْطَةِ وَمُدَّةِ التَّعْرِيفِ عَلَى الْيَسِيرِ والكثير منها
Chapter: Witnessing over lost property and the period of announcement for little and much of it
Hadith 6245
عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ وَجَدَ لُقَطَةً فَلْيُشْهِدْ ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ وَلْيَحْفَظْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَلَا يَكْتُمْ وَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِئْ صَاحِبُهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Iyad bin Himar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever finds a lost item should make two just men witnesses and recognize its bag and strap. If its owner comes, he should not hide it from him, because it is his right. And if the owner is not found, then it is the property of Allah Almighty; He gives it to whomever He wills.
Hadith 6246
عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُرَّةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ لُقْطَةً يَسِيرَةً دِرْهَمًا أَوْ حَبْلًا أَوْ شِبْهَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُعَرِّفْهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُعَرِّفْهُ سَنَةً
Sayyiduna Ali bin Murrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever finds a trivial thing that has fallen, such as a dirham, a rope, or something similar, should announce it for three days. And if he finds something more valuable than that, he should announce it for one year.
