Hadith / Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba / 13:1677

Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 13:1677

Book of Sales and Judgments

كتاب البيوع والأقضية

Hadith 13:1677

Abu Bakr narrated to us, he said: Waki’ narrated to us, he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-A’la, from Suwayd, who said: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab used to order that a found item (luqta) be announced for a year. If its owner came, [it was returned to him], and if not, he would give it away in charity. Then, if its owner came, he would give him the choice [between accepting the reward for the charity or being compensated].

حدثنا أبو بكر قال حدثنا وكيع قال حدثنا سفيان عن إبراهيم بن عبد الأعلى عن سويد قال كان عمر بن الخطاب يأمر أن تعرف اللقطة سنة فإن جاء صاحبها وإلا تصدق بها فإن جاء صاحبها خير