10/1. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1715 — Ali and the Found Dinar
Finds
Hadith Report About Ali Finding a Dinar
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1715
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1715
حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَبْسِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّهُ الْتَقَطَ دِينَارًا فَاشْتَرَى بِهِ دَقِيقًا فَعَرَفَهُ صَاحِبُ الدَّقِيقِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الدِّينَارَ فَأَخَذَهُ عَلِيٌّ وَقَطَعَ مِنْهُ قِيرَاطَيْنِ فَاشْتَرَى بِهِ لَحْمًا .
Ali ibn AbuTalib Narrated from:
Bilal ibn Yahya al-Absi said: Ali found a dinar and purchased some flour with it. The seller of the flour recognised him and returned the dinar to him. Ali took it, deducted two qirat (carat) from it, and purchased meat with it.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1715In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 15English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1711
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1715
This report about Ali finding a dinar gives a brief account of found money being used in a specific situation. Ali found a dinar and bought flour with it. The flour seller recognized him and returned the dinar to him. Ali then took it, cut two qirat from it, and bought meat with it. The hadith text is short, so the explanation should stay close to what it says. It shows a found dinar, a purchase of flour, the seller returning the coin, and then part of it being used for meat. Since the text does not give a full legal discussion on its own, we should not add extra rulings beyond the report. The main searchable topic is the found dinar narration involving Ali, flour, and meat.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reports Ali finding a dinar and buying flour with it.
- The seller recognized him and returned the dinar.
- Ali later used part of the dinar to buy meat.
- Short reports should be explained without adding claims beyond the text.
