English Translation

Yazid told us: Muhammad ibn Ishaq informed us, from Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I heard a man from Muzayna asking the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he mentioned something similar to the hadith of Ibn Idris. He said: he asked him about fruit and what is in its husks, and he said, "Whoever eats with his mouth and does not take any away in a fold of his garment owes nothing; but whoever is found to have carried some away owes twice its price and a punitive beating. Whatever is taken from its drying-place, the hand is to be cut off if what is taken reaches the value of a shield." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, what of what we find as a lost item on a frequented road?" He said, "Announce it publicly for a year; if its owner comes [claim it is returned], otherwise it is yours." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, what of what we find in an ancient ruin?" He said, "In that, and in buried treasure, there is a fifth [due]."