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Zaid b. Khalid al-Juhani reported that a person asked Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) about picking up of stray articles, whereupon he said:Make announcement about it for a year, and recognise well the strap and the bag (containing that) ; then spend that; and if its owner comes, make him the payment of that. He (the inquirer) said: Messenger of Allah, what about the lost goat? he said: Take it, for that is yours or for your brother, or for the wolf. He (again) said: (What about) the lost camel? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was enraged until his cheeks became red (or his face became red) and then said: You have nothing to do about that; it has feet and a leather bag (to quench its thirst) until its owner finds it

وحدثنا يحيى بن ايوب، وقتيبة، وابن، حجر قال ابن حجر اخبرنا وقال الاخران، حدثنا اسماعيل، - وهو ابن جعفر - عن ربيعة بن ابي عبد الرحمن، عن يزيد، مولى المنبعث عن زيد بن خالد الجهني، ان رجلا، سال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن اللقطة فقال " عرفها سنة ثم اعرف وكاءها وعفاصها ثم استنفق بها فان جاء ربها فادها اليه " . فقال يا رسول الله فضالة الغنم قال " خذها فانما هي لك او لاخيك او للذيب " . فقال يا رسول الله فضالة الابل قال فغضب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى احمرت وجنتاه - او احمر وجهه - ثم قال " ما لك ولها معها حذاوها وسقاوها حتى يلقاها ربها