\nNarrated Ubai bin Ka`b:\n \n\nI found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it), \nhe said, "Make public announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up to claim it, \nso I again went to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, "Make public announcement for another year." I did, but \nnone turned up to claim it. I went to him for the third time and he said, "Keep the container and the \nstring which is used for its tying and count the money it contains and if its owner comes, give it to \nhim; otherwise, utilize it." \nThe sub-narrator Salama said, "I met him (Suwaid, another sub-narrator) in Mecca and he said, 'I don't \nknow whether Ubai made the announcement for three years or just one year.' "\n

\nNarrated Ubai bin Ka`b:\n \n\nI found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it), \nhe said, "Make public announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up to claim it, \nso I again went to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, "Make public announcement for another year." I did, but \nnone turned up to claim it. I went to him for the third time and he said, "Keep the container and the \nstring which is used for its tying and count the money it contains and if its owner comes, give it to \nhim; otherwise, utilize it." \nThe sub-narrator Salama said, "I met him (Suwaid, another sub-narrator) in Mecca and he said, 'I don't \nknow whether Ubai made the announcement for three years or just one year.' "\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، سَمِعْتُ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ لَقِيتُ أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَقَالَ أَخَذْتُ صُرَّةً مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلَهَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ احْفَظْ وِعَاءَهَا وَعَدَدَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا، وَإِلاَّ فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَاسْتَمْتَعْتُ فَلَقِيتُهُ بَعْدُ بِمَكَّةَ فَقَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي ثَلاَثَةَ أَحْوَالٍ أَوْ حَوْلاً وَاحِدًا‏.‏