Sahih al-Bukhari 6112

Hadith text

Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:A man asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about "Al-Luqata" (a lost fallen purse or a thing picked up by somebody). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You should announce it publicly for one year, and then remember and recognize the tying material of its container, and then you can spend it. If its owner came to you, then you should pay him its equivalent." The man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "Take it because it is for you, for your brother, or for the wolf." The man again said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What about a lost camel?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) became very angry and furious and his cheeks became red (or his face became red), and he said, "You have nothing to do with it (the camel) for it has its food and its water container with it till it meets its owner

Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani bataate hain: Ek shaks ne Allah ke Rasool (SAW) se Al-Luqata (kho hua ya paaya hua maal) ke baare mein pucha. Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Ek saal tak iska khule aam elaan karo, phir uske bandhan waali cheez yaad rakho aur pehchaano, aur phir use kharch kar sakte ho. Agar uska maalik tumhaare paas aaye, to use uski qeemat de do.' Us shaks ne kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Kho hui bakri ka kya?' Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Ise le lo kyunke ye tumhaari hai, tumhaare bhai ki, ya bheda ki.' Us shaks ne phir pucha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Kho hue oont ka kya?' Allah ke Rasool (SAW) bahut gussa ho gaye aur unke gaal laal ho gaye (ya unka chehra laal ho gaya), aur unhone kaha, 'Tumhaara isse (oont se) koi lena-dena nahi, kyunke uske paas apna khaana aur paani ka thaila hai jab tak wo apne maalik se na mile.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6112 · Book 78, Hadith 139