What is the authenticity of the hadith (If its seeker comes one day in the future, then hand it over to him), and does it imply that lost property does not become permissible for a person even after a year has passed since announcing it?
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The questioner : I heard something ... that lost property is not returned after a year.
The Shaykh : Yes, it becomes his property if he fulfills the obligation of announcing it throughout the year.
The questioner : Yes, but I read a hadith in "Al-Irwaa" O ShaykhSahih Muslim 1722e narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim, so how do we understand this hadith?
The Shaykh : I do not have an answer right now; give me the location of the hadith in Al-Irwaa so I can look at something before or after it that clarifies it.
The questioner : Yes, okay, so I will bring the book quickly O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Come on.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Volume six of "Al-Irwaa," hadith number one thousand five hundred and sixty-four.
The Shaykh : One thousand five hundred.
The questioner : And sixty-four.
The Shaykh : And sixty-four.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Initially.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh That is because it is "al-dahr" (the age).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is used to mean the entirety of time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is also used to mean less than that, and among that is the year.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is possible that the intended meaning is, and this is a probabilistic answer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Otherwise, the definitive answer, once I return to Al-Irwaa, is that the intended meaning of "al-dahr" is the year of announcement.
The questioner : Yes, would you like me to read the hadith O Shaykh, or should we postpone that?
The Shaykh : No, no, I want to study it in detail.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, it becomes his property if he fulfills the obligation of announcing it throughout the year.
The questioner : Yes, but I read a hadith in "Al-Irwaa" O Shaykh
and if someone comes one day to make demand of that, then pay that to him
فإذا جاء طالبها يومًا من الدهر فادفَعْها إليهThe Shaykh : I do not have an answer right now; give me the location of the hadith in Al-Irwaa so I can look at something before or after it that clarifies it.
The questioner : Yes, okay, so I will bring the book quickly O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Come on.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Volume six of "Al-Irwaa," hadith number one thousand five hundred and sixty-four.
The Shaykh : One thousand five hundred.
The questioner : And sixty-four.
The Shaykh : And sixty-four.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Initially.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh
If its owner comes one day in the future
إذا جاء صاحبها يومًا من الدهرThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is used to mean the entirety of time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is also used to mean less than that, and among that is the year.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is possible that the intended meaning is, and this is a probabilistic answer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Otherwise, the definitive answer, once I return to Al-Irwaa, is that the intended meaning of "al-dahr" is the year of announcement.
The questioner : Yes, would you like me to read the hadith O Shaykh, or should we postpone that?
The Shaykh : No, no, I want to study it in detail.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah.
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