Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard a man from the tribe of Muzaynah asking the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! I have come to you to ask about the ruling concerning a lost camel?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has its hoof and its water-skin with it; it eats the leaves of trees and drinks the water of the valleys by itself, and it will reach its owner on its own, so leave it so that it may reach its destination by itself." He asked: "What is the ruling concerning a lost goat?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Either you will take it, or your brother will take it, or a wolf will take it. Include it among your goats so that it may reach its purpose." He asked: "What is the ruling for a goat that is protected in its pasture if someone steals it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Double its price and punishment, and if it is stolen from the enclosure, then the hand will be cut off." He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If someone steals fruit by breaking it from the bunches, what is the ruling?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For the fruit that he has eaten and not hidden, nothing is obligatory upon him, but for the fruit that he takes away, double its price and beating and punishment are obligatory. And if the fruits are stolen from the place where they are dried, and their amount is at least equal to the price of a shield, then his hand will be cut off." He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling for a lost item that we find on the road in a populated area?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for a full year; if its owner comes, hand it over to him, otherwise it is yours." He said: "And if the same thing is found in a deserted place?" He said: "In that and in buried treasure, one-fifth is obligatory."