Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Suwaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I went out with Zaid bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabee’ah. When we reached the place of ‘Adheeb, I found a whip lying on the way. Both of them said to me, “Throw it away,” but I refused. Upon reaching Madinah Munawwarah, I met Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned this incident to him. He said that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I once found one hundred dinars lying on the way. I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he said, “Announce it for one year.” I kept announcing for one year, but I did not find anyone who could identify it. (I then presented myself again, and) the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again ordered me to announce it for another year. (Finally,) he said, “Keep in mind its amount, its wrapper, and its binding well, and announce it for another year. If its owner comes, very good; otherwise, you may benefit from it.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Suwaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I went out with Zaid bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabee’ah. When we reached the place of ‘Adheeb, I found a whip lying on the way. Both of them said to me, “Throw it away,” but I refused and said, “I will announce it; if its owner comes, I will give it to him, otherwise I will benefit from it myself.” Upon reaching Madinah Munawwarah, I met Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned this incident to him. He said that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), once I found one hundred dinars lying on the way. I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he said, “Announce it for one year.” I kept announcing it for a year, but I did not find anyone who could identify it. (I then presented myself again, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to announce it for another year.) (Eventually) he said, “Keep in mind its quantity, its wrapper, and its binding well, and announce it for another year. If its owner comes, very good; otherwise, you may benefit from it.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Suwaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I went out with Zaid bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabee’ah. When we reached the place of ‘Adheeb, I found a whip lying on the way. Both of them said to me, “Throw it away,” but I refused and said, “I will announce it; if its owner comes, I will give it to him, otherwise I will benefit from it myself.” Upon reaching Madinah Munawwarah, I met Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned this incident to him. He said that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), once I found one hundred dinars lying on the way. I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he said, “Announce it for one year.” I kept announcing it for a year, but I did not find anyone who could identify it. (I then presented myself again, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to announce it for another year.) (Eventually) he said, “Keep in mind its quantity, its wrapper, and its binding well, and announce it for another year. If its owner comes, very good; otherwise, you may benefit from it.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Suwaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I found one hundred dinars lying on the road. I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, so the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Announce it for one year. I kept announcing it for one year, but I did not find anyone who could identify it. I then presented myself again, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again ordered me to announce it for another year. (Eventually) he said: Keep in mind its quantity, its wrapper, and its binding well, and announce it for another year. If its owner comes, very good; otherwise, you may benefit from it. It is narrated from Hazrat Suwaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I set out for Hajj with Zaid bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabee'ah... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and at the end said: He said, keep in mind its quantity, its wrapper, and its binding well, and announce it for another year. If its owner comes, very good; otherwise, you may benefit from it.

Bahz narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us. And Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Ibrahim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naji narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from Suwayd ibn Ghafalah, he said: I performed Hajj along with Zayd ibn Suhan and Salman ibn Rabi'ah, and he mentioned the hadith, he said: So I recognized it for two or three years, he said: "Recognize its number, its container, and its tie, and benefit from it, but if its owner comes and recognizes its number and its tie, then give it to him."