Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6975

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كتاب الحيل

Book 90: Tricks

Chapter: (Tricks in) gift-giving and pre-emption

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by ibn Abbas 5 narrators
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who takes back his gift is like a dog swallowing its own vomit, and we (believers) should not act according to this bad example."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 6975

In-book reference

Book 90, Hadith 22

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 105

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ، لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ ‏"‏‏.‏

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