وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، نَزَلَ مَنْزِلَ قَوْمٍ بِطَرِيقِ الشَّامِ فَوَجَدَ صُرَّةً فِيهَا ثَمَانُونَ دِينَارًا فَذَكَرَهَا لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ عَرِّفْهَا عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَاذْكُرْهَا لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَأْتِي مِنَ الشَّأْمِ سَنَةً فَإِذَا مَضَتِ السَّنَةُ فَشَأْنَكَ بِهَا .
Malik related to me from Ayyub ibn Musa from Muawiya ibn Abdullahibn Badr al-Juhani that his father informed him that he stopped with apeople on the way to Syria and he found a purse which had eightydinars in it. He mentioned that to Umar ibn al-Khattab. Umar said tohim, "Announce it at the doors of the mosques and mention it toeveryone who comes from Syria for a year. When a year passes, it isyour business." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 1450
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 47
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، وَجَدَ لُقَطَةً فَجَاءَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ لُقَطَةً فَمَاذَا تَرَى فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَرِّفْهَا . قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ . قَالَ زِدْ . قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ . فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لاَ آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَهَا وَلَوْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْهَا .
Malik related to me from Nafi that a man found something and wentto Abdullah ibn Umar and said to him, "I have found something. What doyou think I should do about it?" Abdullah ibn Umar said to him,"Publicise it!" He said, "I have done so." He said, "Do it again." Hesaid, "I have done so." Abdullah said, "I do not order you to use it.If you wished, you could have left it." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 1451
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 48
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ ثَابِتَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، أَخْبَرَهُ . أَنَّهُ، وَجَدَ بَعِيرًا بِالْحَرَّةِ فَعَقَلَهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَهُ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَأَمَرَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ ثَابِتٌ إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَغَلَنِي عَنْ ضَيْعَتِي . فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَرْسِلْهُ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتَهُ .
Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Sulayman ibn Yasarthat Thabit ibn ad-Dahhak al-Ansari told him that he had found a camelat Harra, so he hobbled it and mentioned it to Umar ibn al-Khattab andUmar ordered him to make it known three times. Thabit said to him,"That would distract me from the running of my estate." Umar said tohim, "Then let it go where you found it." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 1452
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 49
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ وَهُوَ مُسْنِدٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ مَنْ أَخَذَ ضَالَّةً فَهُوَ ضَالٌّ .
Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-Musayyabthat Umar ibn al-Khattab said while he was leaning his back againstthe Kaba, "Whoever takes a stray is astray." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 1453
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 50
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، يَقُولُ كَانَتْ ضَوَالُّ الإِبِلِ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ إِبِلاً مُؤَبَّلَةً تَنَاتَجُ لاَ يَمَسُّهَا أَحَدٌ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ زَمَانُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ أَمَرَ بِتَعْرِيفِهَا ثُمَّ تُبَاعُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا أُعْطِيَ ثَمَنَهَا .
Malik related to me that he heard Ibn Shihab say, "The straycamels in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab were numerous and leftalone. No one touched them until the time of Uthman ibn Affan. Heordered that they be publicised and then sold, and if the owner cameafterwards, he was given their price." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 1454
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 51
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَرَجَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَحَضَرَتْ أُمَّهُ الْوَفَاةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهَا أَوْصِي . فَقَالَتْ فِيمَ أُوصِي إِنَّمَا الْمَالُ مَالُ سَعْدٍ . فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدَمَ سَعْدٌ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ
Malik related to me from Said ibn Amr Shurahbil ibn Said ibn Sadibn Ubada from his father that his father said, ''Sad ibn Ubada wentout with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, in one of his raids and his mother was dying in Madina. Someonesaid to her, 'Leave a testament.' She said, 'In what shall I leave atestament? The property is Sad's property.' Then she died before Sadreturned. When Sad ibn Ubada returned, that was mentioned to him. Sadsaid, 'Messenger of Allah! Will it help her if I give sadaqafor her?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, 'Yes' Sad said, 'Such-and-such a garden is sadaqa forher,' naming the garden." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 1455
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith no 52
