السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب اللقطة
Book of Lost Property
باب: اللقطة يأكلها الغني والفقير إذا لم تعترف بعد تعريف سنة
Rich and poor may use a lost item if it is not claimed after being announced for a year
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ الْفَقِيهُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَ: " اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا "، قَالَ فَضَالَّةُ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ: " لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ "، قَالَ: فَضَالَّةُ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ: " مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا، مَعَهَا سِقَاؤُهَا وَحِذَاؤُهَا، تَرِدُ الْمَاءَ، وَتَأَكُلُ الشَّجَرَ حَتَّى يَلْقَاهَا رَبُّهَا " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى وَرَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about a found item (luqatah). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recognise its container and its tie well, then announce it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise it is yours." He asked: "What is the ruling on a stray sheep?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is for you, or for your brother, or for the wolf." He asked about a stray camel, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What have you to do with it? It has its water supply and its hooves with it; it can go down to water and eat the leaves of trees until its owner finds it."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، ثنا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَ: " عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا " أَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الثَّوْرِيِّ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a found item, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, include it in your spending."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَرَشِيُّ، ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ الذَّهَبِ أَوِ الْوَرِقِ، فَقَالَ: " اعْرِفْ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ لَمْ تُعْرَفْ فَاسْتَنْفِقْهَا، وَلْتَكُنْ وَدِيعَةً عِنْدَكَ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا يَوْمًا مِنَ الدَّهْرِ فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ " أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ.
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about found gold and silver, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recognise its container and its tie, then announce it for a year. If its owner is not found, include it in your spending, and it will be a trust with you; if the one seeking it comes at any time, give it to him."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْعَلَوِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو حَامِدٍ ⦗٣٠٨⦘ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ بِلَالٍ الْبَزَّازُ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الشَّاةِ الضَّالَّةِ، فَقَالَ: " لَكَ أَوْ لِأَخِيكَ أَوْ لِلذِّئْبِ "، وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْبَعِيرِ، فَغَضِبَ وَاحْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ فَقَالَ: " مَعَهُ سِقَاؤُهُ وَحِذَاؤُهُ، يَرِدُ الْمَاءَ، وَيَرْعَى الشَّجَرَ "، وَسُئِلَ عَنِ النَّفَقَةِ، فَقَالَ: " تُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلًا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلَّا عَرَفْتَ وِكَاءَهَا أَوْ عِفَاصَهَا ثُمَّ أَفَضْتَهَا فِي مَالِكَ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا دَفَعْتَهَا إِلَيْهِ ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a stray sheep, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is for you, or for your brother, or for the wolf." He was asked about a camel, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) face turned red and he became angry. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has its water supply and its hooves with it; it can drink water and eat the leaves of trees." He was asked about (found) money, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, recognise its tie and its container well and then add it to your own wealth; if its owner comes, give it to him."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي، وَغَيْرُهُمَا، قَالُوا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، أنبأ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَ: " عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ لَمْ تُعْتَرَفْ فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ كُلْهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَارْدُدْهَا إِلَيْهِ " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ.
Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a found item, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for a year. If its owner does not come, recognise its container and its tie well, then consume it; if its owner comes, return it to him."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ الْفَقِيهُ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مَحْمَوَيْهِ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَلَانِسِيُّ، ثنا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ غَفَلَةَ يَقُولُ: كُنْتُ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا فَأَخَذْتُهُ، فَقَالَ لِي زَيْدُ بْنُ صُوحَانَ وَسَلْمَانُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ: اطْرَحْهُ، فَأَبَيْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا، فَقَضَيْنَا غَزَاتِنَا ثُمَّ حَجَجْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَلَقِيتُ أُبِيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ لِي: إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ صُرَّةً عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لِي: " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا " فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا، فَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا، فَعُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا "، فَعَرَّفْتُهَا ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: " عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا آخَرَ " فَعَرَّفْتُهَا ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ: " احْفَظْ عِدَّتَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا " قَالَ سَلَمَةُ: لَا أَدْرِي أَقَالَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْوَالٍ " عَرِّفْهَا " أَوْ قَالَ حَوْلًا. ⦗٣٠٩⦘ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ آدَمَ، وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ قَوْلُ سَلَمَةَ رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ آدَمَ بْنِ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ وَسُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ..
Salamah bin Kuhayl (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Suwayd bin Ghafalah (may Allah have mercy on him) say: I was on a military expedition and found a whip, and I picked it up. Zayd bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabi'ah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to me: "Throw it away." I refused. We completed our expedition. Then I performed Hajj and passed through Madinah, where I met Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him). I mentioned this incident to him, and he said to me: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) I found a purse containing a hundred dinars. I brought it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Announce it for a year." I announced it for a year, but I found no one who recognised it. I came back to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for a year." I did so, then returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for another year." I did so, then returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The fourth time he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Count them and remember its tie well. If its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, make use of it." Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I do not know whether he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to announce it three times or once.
وَرَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ: " فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَهِيَ كَسَبِيلِ مَالِكَ " أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْحِيرِيُّ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ الْوَرَّاقُ، قَالَا: ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ثنا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ دُونَ قَوْلِ سَلَمَةَ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَرَوَاهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ: " وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا " وَرَوَاهُ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ فَقَالَ: " انْتَفِعْ بِهَا " وَرَوَاهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ فَقَالَ: " ثُمَّ اقْضِ بِهَا حَاجَتَكَ " وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ فَقَالَ: " وَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا " وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَعْنًى وَاحِدٍ.
Salamah bin Kuhayl said at the end (of his narration): "If its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, it takes the course of your own property."
In one narration the wording is: "Otherwise, make use of it"; another wording is: "Benefit from it"; another wording is: "Then meet your need with it"; and another is: "Make use of it." All of them come back to one meaning.
In one narration the wording is: "Otherwise, make use of it"; another wording is: "Benefit from it"; another wording is: "Then meet your need with it"; and another is: "Make use of it." All of them come back to one meaning.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فُورَكٍ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ خَالِدًا الْحَذَّاءَ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ الْمُجَاشِعِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " مَنِ الْتَقَطَ لُقَطَةً فَلْيُشْهِدْ ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ أَوْ ذَا عَدْلٍ وَلَا يَكْتُمْ وَلَا يُغَيِّبْ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا، وَإِلَّا فَهُوَ مَالُ اللهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Iyad bin Himar al-Mujashi'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever finds a lost item, let him take two upright persons, or one, as witnesses, and let him neither conceal it nor hide it away. If its owner comes, he has the most right to it; otherwise it is the wealth of Allah, which He gives to whomever He wills."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَ: " مَا كَانَ مِنْهَا فِي طَرِيقِ الْمِئْتَاءِ وَالْقَرْيَةِ الْجَامِعَةِ فَعَرِّفُوهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ فَهِيَ لَكَ، وَمَا كَانَ فِي الْخَرَابِ فَفِيهَا وَفِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسُ ".
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he was asked about a found item, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever is found on a frequented road or in an inhabited town, announce it for a year. If its owner comes, give it to him; if he does not come, it is yours. And whatever is found in a ruin, then in it and in buried treasure (rikaz) there is one fifth (khumus)."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، أنبأ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْحَارِثِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو وَعَاصِمٍ ابْنَىْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، أَنَّ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَجَدَ عَيْبَةً، فَأَتَى بِهَا ⦗٣١٠⦘ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: " عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً، فَإِنْ عُرِفَتْ فَذَاكَ، وَإِلَّا فَهِيَ لَكَ، فَلَمْ تُعْرَفْ " فَلَقِيَهُ بِهَا الْقَابِلَ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَذَكَرَهَا لَهُ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: " هِيَ لَكَ؛ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَنَا بِذَلِكَ "، قَالَ: لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا، فَقَبَضَهَا عُمَرُ فَجَعَلَهَا فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ امْرَأَةً سَأَلَتْهَا عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ، فَقَالَتْ: اسْتَمْتِعِي بِهَا.
Sayyiduna Sufyan bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) found a bag and brought it to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Announce it for a year; if it is recognised, well and good, otherwise it is yours." It was not recognised, so he met him with it the following year during the (Hajj) season and mentioned it to him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is yours, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to do so." He said: "I have no need of it." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took it and placed it in the public treasury (bayt al-mal).
It has also been narrated to us from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman asked her about a found item, and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Make use of it."
It has also been narrated to us from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman asked her about a found item, and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Make use of it."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ دِينَارًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، " فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ، فَلَمْ يُعْتَرَفْ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَأَكُلَهُ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهُ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَغْرَمَهُ " ⦗٣١١⦘ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مِمَّنْ تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ الصَّدَقَةُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ صَلِيبَةِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ.
It is narrated from Ata bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) found a dinar in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered: "Announce it," but no one recognised it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Consume it." Then its owner came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Pay it back."
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) is among those for whom charity is unlawful, because he is from Banu Hashim.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) is among those for whom charity is unlawful, because he is from Banu Hashim.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ قَالَ: قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ حِكَايَةً، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ هُزَيْلًا يَقُولُ: رَأَيْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ بِصُرَّةٍ مَخْتُومَةٍ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ عَرَّفْتُهَا وَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا، قَالَ: " اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا " قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: وَهَكَذَا السُّنَّةُ الثَّابِتَةُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَرَوَوْا حَدِيثًا عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّهُ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً، فَذَهَبَ صَاحِبُهَا فَتَصَدَّقَ بِثَمَنِهَا وَقَالَ: اللهُمَّ عَنْ صَاحِبِهَا، فَإِنْ كَرِهَ فَلِي وَعَلَيَّ الْغُرْمُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَهَكَذَا يُفْعَلُ بِاللُّقَطَةِ، فَخَالَفُوا السُّنَّةَ فِي اللُّقَطَةِ الَّتِي لَا حُجَّةَ مَعَهَا، وَخَالَفُوا حَدِيثَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ الَّذِي يُوَافِقُ السُّنَّةَ، وَهُوَ عِنْدَهُمْ ثَابِتٌ، وَاحْتَجُّوا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، وَهُمْ يُخَالِفُونَهُ فِيمَا هُوَ فِيهِ بِعَيْنِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ مَا يُوَافِقُ قَوْلَ الْعِرَاقِيِّينَ.
Huzayl (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man came to him with a sealed purse and said: "I have announced it, but no one has recognised it." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Make use of it."
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is what is established from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And they narrated a hadith from Amir, from his father Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him), that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) bought a slave-girl; her owner went away, so he gave her price in charity and said: 'Allahumma hadha 'an rabbiha' (O Allah, this is on behalf of her owner); "If he disapproves, then it is mine and its price is upon me." Then he said: "This is how a found item is to be dealt with." They opposed the Sunnah regarding found items, having no proof with them; and they opposed the hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) which agrees with the Sunnah and which is established in their view; and they took this hadith as evidence while they themselves oppose it in the very matter it concerns.
The Shaykh (al-Bayhaqi) said: It has been narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), as his own statement, something that agrees with the view of the Iraqis.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is what is established from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And they narrated a hadith from Amir, from his father Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him), that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) bought a slave-girl; her owner went away, so he gave her price in charity and said: 'Allahumma hadha 'an rabbiha' (O Allah, this is on behalf of her owner); "If he disapproves, then it is mine and its price is upon me." Then he said: "This is how a found item is to be dealt with." They opposed the Sunnah regarding found items, having no proof with them; and they opposed the hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) which agrees with the Sunnah and which is established in their view; and they took this hadith as evidence while they themselves oppose it in the very matter it concerns.
The Shaykh (al-Bayhaqi) said: It has been narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), as his own statement, something that agrees with the view of the Iraqis.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ إِمْلَاءً، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، ثنا أَبُو عُمَرَ حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي رُؤَاسٍ وَجَدَ صُرَّةً فَأَتَى بِهَا عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ صُرَّةً فِيهَا دَرَاهِمَ، وَقَدْ عَرَّفْتُهَا وَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا، وَجَعَلْتُ أَشْتَهِي أَنْ لَا يَجِيءَ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا، قَالَ: " تَصَدَّقْ بِهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَرَضِيَ كَانَ لَهُ الْأَجْرُ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَرْضَ غَرِمْتَهَا وَكَانَ لَكَ الْأَجْرُ " عَاصِمُ بْنُ ضَمْرَةَ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مَرْفُوعًا جَوَازَ الْأَكْلِ، ⦗٣١٢⦘ وَرُوِّينَاهُ بِأَسَانِيدَ صِحَاحٍ مَوْصُولَةٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَسُنَّةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الثَّابِتَةُ أَوْلَى بِالِاتِّبَاعِ، وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ.
It is narrated from Asim bin Damrah (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man from Banu Ru'as found a purse. He brought the purse to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "I found money in it, and I have announced it, but no one has recognised it, and I began to wish that no one would come to recognise it." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Give it in charity. If its owner comes and is pleased with the charity, the reward will be his; otherwise, you must pay it (the money) to him, and the reward will be yours."
Asim bin Damrah is not strong. We have narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), attributed to the Prophet (marfu'), that consuming it is permissible, and we have narrated it through authentic connected chains from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); and the established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is more deserving of being followed. And success is from Allah.
Asim bin Damrah is not strong. We have narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), attributed to the Prophet (marfu'), that consuming it is permissible, and we have narrated it through authentic connected chains from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); and the established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is more deserving of being followed. And success is from Allah.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنبأ مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ لُقَطَةً فَجَاءَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ لُقَطَةً، فَمَاذَا تَرَى؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: " عَرِّفْهَا "، قَالَ: قَدْ فَعَلْتُ، قَالَ: " زِدْ "، قَالَ: قَدْ فَعَلْتُ، قَالَ: " لَا آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَأَكُلَهَا، وَلَوْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْهَا " زَادَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ: قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ سَمِعَ الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي اللُّقَطَةِ، وَلَوْ لَمْ نَسْمَعْهُ انْبَغَى أَنْ نَقُولَ: لَا يَأْكُلُهَا، كَمَا قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ.
It is narrated from Nafi' that a man found a lost item. He brought it to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: "I have found this item; what is your view?" Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to him: "Announce it." He said: "I have done so." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Do so more." He said: "I have done so." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I do not order you to consume it; had you wished, you would not have picked it up."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا قَبِيصَةُ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ قَالَ: " ادْفَعْهَا إِلَى الْأَمِيرِ ".
Habib bin (Abi) Thabit said: I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when he was asked about a found item, and he (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Hand it over to the ruler."
