Chapter on Lost Property and Stray Animals

Al-Sakuni narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, who said: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام ruled regarding a man who abandoned his animal due to hardship. Imam عليه السلام said: "If he left it in a place with grass, water, and safety, it remains his, and he may reclaim it wherever he finds it. But if he left it in a place with danger, without water or grass, then it belongs to whoever finds it."