Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book Or Al-Luqata

9- 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.

1 hadith · references 2436–2436

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Bukhari · 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 narrators