Sahih al-Bukhari 5880 (Book 78, Hadith 139)
somebody). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “You should announce it publicly for one year, and then remember and
recognize the tying material of its container, and then you can spend it. If its owner came to you, then
you should pay him its equivalent.” The man said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What about a lost sheep?” The
Prophet said, “Take it because it is for you, for your brother, or for the wolf.” The man again said, “O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What about a lost camel?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) became very angry and furious and his
cheeks became red (or his face became red), and he said, “You have nothing to do with it (the camel)
for it has its food and its water container with it till it meets its owner.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5880 (Book 78, Hadith 139)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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