An Arabi asked the Prophet ﷺ about a found item.He replied, "Announce it for a year. If someone comes who can describe its container and its tying-cord, give it to him. Otherwise, you may spend it."The man then asked him about a stray camel, and his face flushed with displeasure as he said, "What business do you have with it? It has its own water supply and its own hooves. It can reach water and eat from the trees. Leave it alone until its owner finds it."The man then asked him about a stray sheep, and he said, "It is for you, or for your brother, or for the wolf."
حدثنا محمد بن يوسف حدثنا سفيان عن ربيعة عن يزيد مولى المنبعث
أن أعرابيا سأل النبي ﷺ عن اللقطة قال عرفها سنة فإن جاء أحد يخبرك بعفاصها ووكائها وإلا فاستنفق بها وسأله عن ضالة الإبل فتمعر وجهه وقال ما لك ولها معها سقاؤها وحذاؤها ترد الماء وتأكل الشجر دعها حتى يجدها ربها وسأله عن ضالة الغنم فقال هي لك أو لأخيك أو للذئب