صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب اللقطةBook of Lost Property
ذكر البيان بأن قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم عرفها سنة ليس بحد-
Clarifying that the instruction to announce a found item for a year is not a strict rule.
Hadith 4891
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ ، قَالَ : خَرَجْتُ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ ، وَسَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، فَالْتَقَطْتُ سَوْطًا ، فَقَالا : دَعْهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ لا أَدَعُهُ تَأْكُلُهُ السِّبَاعُ ، لأَسْتَمْتِعَنَّ بِهِ ، فَقَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَلَقِيتُ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَحْسَنْتَ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ صُرَّةً فِيهَا دَنَانِيرُ ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلا " ، فَلَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَدًا ، فَعَرَّفْتُهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَحْوَالٍ ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " احْفَظْ وِعَاءَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَعَدَدَهَا ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكَ ، فَادْفَعْهَا ، وَإِلا فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا " .
Suwaid bin Ghaflah narrates: I set out with Zaid bin Suhan and Sulaiman bin Rabee’ah. On the way, I picked up a lost whip. Both of them said: Leave it. I said: By Allah, I will not leave it so that wild animals may eat it. I will benefit from it. I reached Madinah Munawwarah. I met Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: You did the right thing. I once found a pouch in which there were dinars. I took it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Announce it for one year. Then, when I found no one, I announced it for three years. Then I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Remember the string tied at the mouth of the pouch and the number of dinars in it. If someone comes and tells you about it, then hand it over to him. Otherwise, you may benefit from it.
