Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (ra): Allah's Messenger (saws) also said, It (i.e., Makkah's) thorny bushes should not be uprooted and its game should not be chased, and picking up its fallen things is illegal except by him who makes public announcement about it, and its grass should not be cut. 'Abbas said, O Allah's Messenger ! Except Idhkhir (a kind of grass). The Prophet (saws) said, Except Idhkhir.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people of Mecca, Allah's Apostle stood up among the people and after glorifying Allah, said, Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His Apostle and the believers over it, so fighting was illegal for anyone before me, and was made legal for me for a part of a day, and it will not be legal for anyone after me. Its game should not be chased, its thorny bushes should not be uprooted, and picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who makes public announcement for it, and he whose relative is murdered has the option either to accept a compensation for it or to retaliate. Al-`Abbas said, Except Al-Idhkhir, for we use it in our graves and houses. Allah's Apostle said, Except Al-Idhkhir. Abu Shah, a Yemenite, stood up and said, O Allah's Apostle! Get it written for me. Allah's Apostle said, Write it for Abu Shah. (The sub-narrator asked Al-Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, Get it written, O Allah's Apostle? He replied, The speech which he had heard from Allah's Apostle .
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, An animal should not be milked without the permission of its owner. Does any of you like that somebody comes to his store and breaks his container and takes away his food? The udders of the animals are the stores of their owners where their provision is kept, so nobody should milk the animals of somebody else, without the permission of its owner.
Read More..Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A man asked Allah's Apostle about the Luqata. He said, Make public announcement of it for one year, then remember the description of its container and the string it is tied with, utilize the money, and if its owner comes back after that, give it to him. The people asked, O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep? Allah's Apostle said, Take it, for it is for you, for your brother, or for the wolf. The man asked, O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost camel? Allah's Apostle got angry and his cheeks or face became red, and said, You have no concern with it as it has its feet, and its watercontainer, till its owner finds it.
Read More..Narrated Suwaid bin Ghafala: While I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. One 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 found him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, I asked Ubai bin Ka`b about it. He said, I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of the Prophet and took it to the Prophet who said to me, 'Make public announcement about it for one year.' So, I announced it for one year and went to the Prophet who said, 'Announce it publicly for another year.' So, I announced it for another year. I went to him again and he said, Announce for an other year. So I announced for still another year. I went to the Prophet for the fourth time, and he said, 'Remember the amount of money, the description of its container and the string it is tied with, and if the owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.' Narrated Salama: the above narration (Hadith 616) from Ubai bin Ka`b: adding, I met the sub-narrator at Mecca later on, but he did not remember whether Ka`b had announced what he had found one year or three years.
Read More..Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A bedouin asked the Prophet about the Luqata. The Prophet said, Make public announcement about it for one year and if then somebody comes and describes the container of the Luqata and the string it was tied with, (give it to him); otherwise, spend it. He then asked the Prophet about a lost camel. The face of the Prophet become red and he said, You have o concern with it as it has its water reservoir and feet and it will reach water and drink and eat trees. Leave it till its owner finds it. He then asked the Prophet about a lost sheep. The Prophet said, It is for you, for your brother, or for the wolf.
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