Hadith Details
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Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب اللقطة
The Book of Lost and Found Items
" عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ كُلْهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ "
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about a find. He said: Make it known for a year. If its seeker comes, deliver it to him, otherwise note its container and its string. Then use it; if its seeker comes, deliver it to him.
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- Hadith 1712
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- Hadith 1704
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- Hadith 1708
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- Hadith 1707
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- Hadith 1713
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- Hadith 1705
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