The ruling regarding the hadith of Umar concerning a found camel upon return.

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Lost-and-Found Property

Book 29 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The narration from Umar, commanding the finder of a camel to send it where he found it, pertains specifically to stray livestock (*dalalah*) that is not permissible to take (i.e., the general category of unclaimable lost items).