\nNarrated Suwaid bin Ghafala:\n \n\nWhile I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. \nOne 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 \nfound him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, I \nasked Ubai bin Ka`b about it. He said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of \nthe Prophet (ﷺ) and took it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said to me, 'Make public announcement about it for one \nyear.' So, I announced it for one year and went to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'Announce it publicly for \nanother year.' So, I announced it for another year. I went to him again and he said, "Announce for an \nother year." So I announced for still another year. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) for the fourth time, and he \nsaid, 'Remember the amount of money, the description of its container and the string it is tied with, \nand if the owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.' "\n

\nNarrated Suwaid bin Ghafala:\n \n\nWhile I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. \nOne 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 \nfound him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, I \nasked Ubai bin Ka`b about it. He said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of \nthe Prophet (ﷺ) and took it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said to me, 'Make public announcement about it for one \nyear.' So, I announced it for one year and went to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'Announce it publicly for \nanother year.' So, I announced it for another year. I went to him again and he said, "Announce for an \nother year." So I announced for still another year. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) for the fourth time, and he \nsaid, 'Remember the amount of money, the description of its container and the string it is tied with, \nand if the owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.' "\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ فِي غَزَاةٍ، فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ لِي أَلْقِهِ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ صَاحِبَهُ، وَإِلاَّ اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِهِ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا حَجَجْنَا فَمَرَرْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَسَأَلْتُ أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَقَالَ وَجَدْتُ صُرَّةً عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اعْرِفْ عِدَّتَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا وَوِعَاءَهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَإِلاَّ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏