Ibn Shihab used to say that during the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the lost camels that were found were left as they were; they would give birth to offspring, and no one would touch them. When the time of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came, he ordered that they should be announced, then sold, and their price kept in the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal). When the owner came, it should be given to him.