Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 45

كِتَاب فِي اللُّقَطَةِ

The Book Or Al-Luqata

13 hadith · 12 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ إِذَا أَخْبَرَهُ رَبُّ اللُّقَطَةِ بِالْعَلاَمَةِ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ:(1) Chapter. When the owner of the Luqata informs its description exactly (proves that it belongs to him) it should be returned to him.22- بَابُ ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ:(2) Chapter. Lost camels.33- بَابُ ضَالَّةِ الْغَنَمِ:(3) Chapter. Lost sheep.44- بَابُ إِذَا لَمْ يُوجَدْ صَاحِبُ اللُّقَطَةِ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ فَهْيَ لِمَنْ وَجَدَهَا:(4) Chapter. If the owner of a lost thing is not found for one year, then the thing is for the one who has found it.55- بَابُ إِذَا وَجَدَ خَشَبَةً فِي الْبَحْرِ أَوْ سَوْطًا أَوْ نَحْوَهُ:(5) Chapter. If someone finds a piece of wood or a lash or similar things in the sea.66- بَابُ إِذَا وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فِي الطَّرِيقِ:(6) Chapter. If somebody finds a date on the way.77- بَابُ كَيْفَ تُعَرَّفُ لُقَطَةُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ:(7) Chapter. How the Luqata at Makkah is to be announced.88- بَابُ لاَ تُحْتَلَبُ مَاشِيَةُ أَحَدٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ:(8) Chapter. No animal may be milked without the permission of its owner.99- بَابُ إِذَا جَاءَ صَاحِبُ اللُّقَطَةِ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ رَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ، لأَنَّهَا وَدِيعَةٌ عِنْدَهُ:(9) Chapter. If the owner of lost property comes back after a year, it should be returned to him as it is a trust with the one who has found it.1010- بَابُ هَلْ يَأْخُذُ اللُّقَطَةَ، وَلاَ يَدَعُهَا تَضِيعُ، حَتَّى لاَ يَأْخُذَهَا مَنْ لاَ يَسْتَحِقُّ:(10) Chapter. Should one pick up a fallen thing, lest it should be spoilt or taken by somebody who does not deserve it?1111- بَابُ مَنْ عَرَّفَ اللُّقَطَةَ، وَلَمْ يَدْفَعْهَا إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ:(11) Chapter. Whoever announced the Luqata in public and did not hand it over to the ruler.1212- بَابٌ:(12) Chapter:

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 2426لَقِيتُ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَخَذْتُ صُرَّةً مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا ، فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا فَلَمْ أI found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it), he said, "Make public announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up to claim it, so I again went t8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2427جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَمَّا يَلْتَقِطُهُ ؟ فَقَالَ : عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْ عِفَاصَهَا ، وَوِكَاءَهَا ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكَ بِهَا ، وَإِلَّا فA bedouin went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him about picking up a lost thing. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Make public announcement about it for one year. Remember the description of its container and the string with which it6 narratorsBukhari · 2428سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ ؟ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ، ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ، يَقُولُ يَزِيدُ : إِنْ لَمْ تُعْرَفْ اسْتَنْفَقَ بِهَا صَاحِبُهَYazid Maula Al-Munba'ith heard Zaid bin Khalid al-Juham saying, "The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about Luqata. He said, 'Remember the description of its container and the string it is tied with, and announce it publicly for on5 narratorsBukhari · 2429اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ، ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلَّا فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَاAbu Hurairah (ra) said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned an Israeli man." Abu Hurairah then told the whole narration). (At the end of the narration it was mentioned that the creditor) went out to the sea, hoping that a b5 narratorsBukhari · 2430ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ ، فَخَرَجَ يَنْظُرُ لَعَلَّ مَرْكَبًا قَدْ جَاءَ بِمَالِهِ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْخَشَبَةِ ، فَأَخَذَهَا لِأَهْلِهِ حَطَبًا ، فَلَمَّا نَشَرَهَا وَجَدَ الْمَالَ وَالAbu Hurairah (ra) said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned an Israeli man." Abu Hurairah then told the whole narration). (At the end of the narration it was mentioned that the creditor) went out to the sea, hoping that a b4 narratorsBukhari · 2431لَوْلَا أَنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ لَأَكَلْتُهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Sometimes when I return home and find a date fallen on my bed, I pick it up in order to eat it, but I fear that it might be from a Sadaqa, so I throw it."12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2432إِنِّي لَأَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَأَجِدُ التَّمْرَةَ سَاقِطَةً عَلَى فِرَاشِي ، فَأَرْفَعُهَا لِآكُلَهَا ، ثُمَّ أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً فَأُلْقِيهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Sometimes when I return home and find a date fallen on my bed, I pick it up in order to eat it, but I fear that it might be from a Sadaqa, so I throw it."5 narratorsBukhari · 2434لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَكَّةَ ، قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ ، وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَWhen Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people of Mecca, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up among the people and after glorifying Allah, said, "Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His Ap6 narratorsBukhari · 2435لَا يَحْلُبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مَاشِيَةَ امْرِئٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ ، أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤْتَى مَشْرُبَتُهُ فَتُكْسَرَ خِزَانَتُهُ فَيُنْتَقَلَ طَعَامُهُ ، فَإِنَّمَا تَخْزُنُ لَهُمْ ضُرُوعُ مَوَاشِيهِمْ أَطْعِمَاتِهِمْ Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "An animal should not be milked without the permission of its owner. Does any of you like that somebody comes to his store and breaks his container and takes away his food? The udders of the a4 narratorsBukhari · 2436أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ ؟ قَالَ : عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ، ثُمَّ اعْرِفْ وِكَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ، ثُمَّ اسْتَنْفِقْ بِهَا ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ رَبُّهَا فَأَدِّهَا إA man asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the Luqata. He said, "Make public announcement of it for one year, then remember the description of its container and the string it is tied with, utilize the money, and if its owne5 narratorsBukhari · 2437كُنْتُ مَعَ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ فِي غَزَاةٍ ، فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا ، فَقَالَا لِي : أَلْقِهِ ، قُلْتُ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ صَاحِبَهُ وَإِلَّا اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا While I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. One of them told me to drop it but I refused to do so and said that I would give it to its owner if I found him, other9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2438أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ ؟ قَالَ : عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ، فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكَ بِعِفَاصِهَا وَوِكَائِهَا ، وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَنْفِقْ بِهَا ، وَسَأَلَهA bedouin asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the Luqata. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Make public announcement about it for one year and if then somebody comes and describes the container of the Luqata and the string it was tied with5 narrators