Amr bin Shu'ayb narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a stray camel. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave it; it has its hooves and its water-skin (water store) with it; it will eat from the trees and drink water until its owner finds it."
Then it was said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): A stray sheep (what is the ruling)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is for you or for your brother, or else for the wolf."
It was said: O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling on (stealing) livestock grazing on the mountain? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is upon him its compensation and a further fine equal to it, and lashes as a deterrent; then if the pen had sheltered it (that is, it was stolen from the pen) and its value reaches the price of a shield, then the hand is to be cut off for it."
The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! And fruit hanging (on the trees)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is upon him its compensation and a further fine like it, and lashes as a deterrent; then when it has been stored in the threshing floor and its value reaches the price of a shield, then the hand is to be cut off for it."
They said: O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the ruling on a lost item that is found (luqatah)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever is found in an inhabited town or on a public road, announce it (make it known) for one year; then if its owner is found, well and good, otherwise make use of it for your own benefit."
It was said: O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the ruling on rikaz (ancient buried treasure)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In rikaz there is one fifth (zakah)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ya'qub bin Ata except Muhammad bin Thabit and Abd al-Aziz bin Muslim al-Qasmali."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1983
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه ابن الجارود فى «المنتقى» برقم: 727، 893، وابن خزيمة فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2327، 2328، والحاكم فى «المستدرك» برقم: 2387، 8243، والنسائي فى «المجتبى» برقم: 2493 / 1، 4971 / 29، 4972 / 1، 4973 / 1، 4974 / 2، والنسائي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 2285، 5795، 5796، 5797، 7402، 7403، 7404، 7405، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 1710، 4390، (2/65)، (2/68)، (2/67) [دون رقم في الترقيم المختار]، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 1289، وابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 2596، والبيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 7735، 7742، 12183، 12193، 12236، 17274، 17301، 17380، 19714، والدارقطني فى «سننه» برقم: 3422، 3421، 3428، 3430، 3429، 3431، 3436، 4567، 4570، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 6801، 6797، 6861، 7010، 7019، 7055، 7215، والحميدي فى «مسنده» برقم: 608، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 18597، وابن أبي شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 10871، 20678، 22051، 22078، 28672، 28688، 29177، 33368، 33377، والطحاوي فى «شرح معاني الآثار» برقم: 4874، 4952، 4989، 6071، والطحاوي فى «شرح مشكل الآثار» برقم: 4730، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 526، 2650، 5212»