موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الرهونBook: On the Explanation of Pledges (Mortgages)
بَابُ الْقَضَاءِ فِي الضَّوَالِّJudgment Regarding Stray Animals
Hadith 1464
وَحَدَّثَنِي وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ ، يَقُولُ : " كَانَتْ ضَوَالُّ الْإِبِلِ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ إِبِلًا مُؤَبَّلَةً تَنَاتَجُ لَا يَمَسُّهَا أَحَدٌ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ زَمَانُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ " أَمَرَ بِتَعْرِيفِهَا ثُمَّ تُبَاعُ، فَإِذَا جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا أُعْطِيَ ثَمَنَهَا "
Ibn Shihab used to say that during the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the lost camels that were found were left as they were; they would give birth to offspring, and no one would touch them. When the time of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came, he ordered that they should be announced, then sold, and their price kept in the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal). When the owner came, it should be given to him.
