English Translation

Ahmad ibn Ayyub ibn Rashid al-Basri told me, Abd al-Warith told us, Muhammad ibn Juhada told us, from Salama ibn Kuhayl, from Suwayd ibn Ghafala, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b, who said: I picked up a hundred dinars in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said: "Announce it for a year." So I announced it for a year, then I came to him and said: I have announced it for a year. He said: "Announce it for another year." So I announced it for another year, then I came to him the third time, and he said: "Count its number and its tie, and make use of it." Bahz told us, Hammad ibn Salama told us - and Abdullah told us, he said: Ibrahim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naji told us, Hammad ibn Salama told us, from Salama ibn Kuhayl, from Suwayd ibn Ghafala, who said: I performed Hajj, I and Zayd ibn Suhan and Salman ibn Rabi'a - and he mentioned the hadith - he said: So I announced it for two years or three, and he said: "Know its number, its container, and its tie, and make use of it; if its owner comes and recognizes its count and its tie, give it to him."