Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ وَجَدَ لُقَطَةً فَلْيُشْهِدْ ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ وَلْيَحْفَظْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَلَا يَكْتُمْ وَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِئْ صَاحِبُهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِنَّ قَوْمًا يَقُولُونَ عِقَاصَهَا وَيَقُولُونَ عِفَاصَهَا قَالَ عِفَاصَهَا بِالْفَاءِ.
English Translation
Hushaym told us, Khalid informed us, from Yazid ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Shikhkhir, from his brother Mutarrif ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Shikhkhir, from Iyad ibn Himar, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever finds a lost item should have two just witnesses testify to it, and should preserve its container and its tie; if its owner comes, he should not withhold it, for he has more right to it; but if its owner does not come, then it is wealth from Allah which He gives to whom He wills. Abu Abd al-Rahman said: I said to my father: some people say 'iqasaha' and some say 'ifasaha.' He said: 'ifasaha,' with the letter fa'.