صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب اللقطةThe Book Or Al-Luqata
بَابُ إِذَا وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فِي الطَّرِيقِ:Chapter. If somebody finds a date on the way.
Hadith 2432
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنِّي لَأَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَأَجِدُ التَّمْرَةَ سَاقِطَةً عَلَى فِرَاشِي ، فَأَرْفَعُهَا لِآكُلَهَا ، ثُمَّ أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً فَأُلْقِيهَا " .
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."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
It is understood from this that if a trivial thing is found on the road or in the house, it is permissible to eat it.
It is not necessary to search for the owner of such an item or to make an announcement regarding it.
The reason why the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) refrained from eating such a date was not because the rulings of luqatah (lost property) apply to it, but rather because it might have been charity, and charity was forbidden for him.
(2)
When Maymunah (radi Allahu anha) saw a fallen date, she picked it up and ate it, and said:
“Allah does not like corruption.”
(al-Musannaf by ‘Abd al-Razzaq: 144/10)
Under this hadith, Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) writes that if Maymunah (radi Allahu anha) had ignored it and no one else had picked it up, it would have remained there and become spoiled.
Thus, to spoil something without reason is not liked by Allah, which is why she picked up the date and ate it.
(Fath al-Bari: 107/5)
It is mentioned in al-Musannaf ‘Abd al-Razzaq that Ali (radi Allahu anhu) found a pomegranate lying on the road, so he picked it up and ate it.
(al-Musannaf by ‘Abd al-Razzaq: 143/10)
Similarly, Ibn ‘Umar (radi Allahu anhu) saw a fallen date, split it into two parts, ate one himself, and gave the other part to a poor person.
(al-Musannaf by Ibn Abi Shaybah: 416/4)
(1)
It is understood from this that if a trivial thing is found on the road or in the house, it is permissible to eat it.
It is not necessary to search for the owner of such an item or to make an announcement regarding it.
The reason why the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) refrained from eating such a date was not because the rulings of luqatah (lost property) apply to it, but rather because it might have been charity, and charity was forbidden for him.
(2)
When Maymunah (radi Allahu anha) saw a fallen date, she picked it up and ate it, and said:
“Allah does not like corruption.”
(al-Musannaf by ‘Abd al-Razzaq: 144/10)
Under this hadith, Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) writes that if Maymunah (radi Allahu anha) had ignored it and no one else had picked it up, it would have remained there and become spoiled.
Thus, to spoil something without reason is not liked by Allah, which is why she picked up the date and ate it.
(Fath al-Bari: 107/5)
It is mentioned in al-Musannaf ‘Abd al-Razzaq that Ali (radi Allahu anhu) found a pomegranate lying on the road, so he picked it up and ate it.
(al-Musannaf by ‘Abd al-Razzaq: 143/10)
Similarly, Ibn ‘Umar (radi Allahu anhu) saw a fallen date, split it into two parts, ate one himself, and gave the other part to a poor person.
(al-Musannaf by Ibn Abi Shaybah: 416/4)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2432
