Sunan Abu Dawud 3540

Chapter: Taking Back A Gift (Al-Hibah)

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3540

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ شُعَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَسْتَرِدُّ مَا وَهَبَ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ فَيَأْكُلُ قَيْئَهُ فَإِذَا اسْتَرَدَّ الْوَاهِبُ فَلْيُوَقَّفْ فَلْيُعَرَّفْ بِمَا اسْتَرَدَّ ثُمَّ لِيُدْفَعْ إِلَيْهِ مَا وَهَبَ ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The similitude of the one who takes back what he gifted is like that of a dog which vomits and then it eats vomit. When a donor seeks to take back (his gift), it should be made known and he informed why he sought to take it back. Then whatever he donated should be returned to him.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3540) and Ahmad (No. 6340).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَإِذَا اِسْتَرَدَّ الْوَاهِب ) : أَيْ يَطْلُب رَدّ هِبَته مِنْ الْمَوْهُوب لَهُ ( فَلْيُوَقَّفْ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْأَمْر الْمَجْهُول مِنْ بَاب التَّفْعِيل , كَذَا ضُبِطَ فِي بَعْض النُّسَخ , وَضُبِطَ فِي نُسْخَة بِصِيغَةِ الْمَعْلُوم ( فَلْيُعَرَّفْ ) : مِنْ بَاب التَّفْعِيل , وَفِيهِ كِلَا الْوَجْهَيْنِ ( بِمَا اِسْتَرَدَّ ) : أَيْ فَلْيُعْلَمْ لِأَيِّ سَبَب طَلَبَ رَدّ الْهِبَة ( ثُمَّ لِيَدْفَع إِلَيْهِ ) : أَيْ إِلَى الْوَاهِب. قَالَ فِي فَتْح الْوَدُود أَيْ إِذَا رَجَعَ فِي هِبَته فَلْيَسْأَلْ عَنْ سَبَبه ثُمَّ يُرَدّ عَلَيْهِ هِبَته لَعَلَّهُ وَهَبَ لِيُثَابَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يُثَبْ عَلَيْهِ فَيَرْجِع لِذَلِكَ , فَيُمْكِن حِينَئِذٍ أَنْ يُثَاب حَتَّى لَا يَرْجِع وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْ…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح	The hadith	No. 3540
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3540
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 3540
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 3540

Other versions

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6340

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَسْتَرِدُّ مَا…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

Also reported by… (2)

أحكام القرآن للجصاص (354)مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَسْتَرِدُّ مَا وَهَبَ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ قَيْئَهُ , فَإِذَا اسْتَرَدَّ الْوَاهِبُ فَلْيُوقَفْ وَلْيُعَرِّفْ بِمَا اسْتَرَدَّ ثُمَّ لِيَدْفَعْ إِلَيْهِ مَا وَهَبَ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (11117)مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَسْتَرِدُّ مَا وَهَبَ ، كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ الَّذِي يَقِيءُ وَيَأْكُلُ قَيْئَهُ ، فَإِذَا اسْتَرَدَّ الْوَاهِبُ ، فَلْيُوَقَّفْ ، فَلْيُعَرَّفْ بِمَا اسْتَرَدَّ ، ثُمَّ لِيُدْفَعْ إِلَيْهِ مَا وَهَبَ

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit." [Agreed upon].

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who gives something (to someone) as a gift and then gets it back (from him or her) is like a dog which eats its own vomit." Another narration is: "He who gets back his charity is like a dog which vomits and then returns to that and eats it." [Al-Bukhari and…

"An evil example does not apply to us, one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit."

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: One who seeks to take back a gift like the one who returns to it vomit. Hammam said: "And Qatadah said: We regard vomiting as unlawful."

I gave a horse in Allah's Cause. The person to whom it was given, did not look after it. I intended to buy it from him, thinking that he would sell it cheap. When I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "Don't buy it, even if he gives it to you for one Dirham, as the person who takes back what he has…

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit." [Agreed upon].

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who gives something (to someone) as a gift and then gets it back (from him or her) is like a dog which eats its own vomit." Another narration is: "He who gets back his charity is like a dog which vomits and then returns to that and eats it." [Al-Bukhari and…

"An evil example does not apply to us, one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit."

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: One who seeks to take back a gift like the one who returns to it vomit. Hammam said: "And Qatadah said: We regard vomiting as unlawful."

I gave a horse in Allah's Cause. The person to whom it was given, did not look after it. I intended to buy it from him, thinking that he would sell it cheap. When I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "Don't buy it, even if he gives it to you for one Dirham, as the person who takes back what he has…

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