The lost cow: Is it to be taken and kept by the one who knows it?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, we are accustomed to keeping livestock, such as cows and others. Sometimes a cow breaks its tether and runs away from its place, making it difficult to search for it. So, if I see a cow in such a state, should I catch it and identify its owner? No,

Answer:
leave it, because there is no danger in what is upon it. This is a lost animal that eats the trees and drinks water. Leave it; do not interfere with it. But you may, if someone comes asking, say, "By Allah, I saw it in such-and-such a place," and make it clear to him that you saw it and it passed through such-and-such a place, but do not take it. Yes.