10/1. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1714 — Returning a Found Dinar
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Hadith About a Found Dinar and Returning It to the Owner
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1714
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1714
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَجَدَ دِينَارًا فَأَتَى بِهِ فَاطِمَةَ فَسَأَلَتْ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " هُوَ رِزْقُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " . فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَكَلَ عَلِيٌّ وَفَاطِمَةُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ تَنْشُدُ الدِّينَارَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا عَلِيُّ أَدِّ الدِّينَارَ " .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
Ali ibn AbuTalib found a dinar and he took it to Fatimah. She asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it. He said: This is Allah's provision. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate out of the food (bought with it), and Ali and Fatimah also ate out of that food. But afterwards a woman came crying out about the dinar. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Pay the dinar, Ali.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1714In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 14English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1710
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1714
This hadith about a found dinar shows the duty to return lost wealth when the owner appears. Ali ibn Abi Talib found a dinar and brought it to Fatimah. She asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about it, and he said it was Allah’s provision. Food was bought from it, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, Ali, and Fatimah ate from that food. Later, a woman came crying out about the dinar. At that point, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Pay the dinar, Ali.” The hadith is simple and direct. Even when a found item has been used, the owner’s claim matters when she comes asking for it. The teaching is not to ignore the owner once known. It points to fairness, return of rights, and honest response when lost wealth is claimed.
What we learn from this hadith
- A found dinar was returned when its owner came asking for it.
- The owner’s claim was not ignored after the item had been used.
- Ali was instructed to pay the dinar back.
- Lost wealth should be handled with fairness when the owner appears.
