Sunan Ibn Majah 2384

Chapter: Taking Back A Gift

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2384

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ خِلاَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِنَّ مَثَلَ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطِيَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَأَكَلَهُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The likeness of one who takes back his gift is that of a dog that eats until it is full and vomits; then it goes back to its vomit and eats it again.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2384) and Ahmad (No. 7212, 9184, 9985).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ ) قِيلَ هُوَ تَحْرِيم لِلرُّجُوعِ وَقِيلَ تَقْبِيح وَتَشْنِيع لِأَنَّهُ شَبَّهَهُ بِكَلْبٍ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ وَعَوْدُ الْكَلْب فِي قَيْئِهِ لَا يُوصَفُ بِحُرْمَةٍ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد الْحَدِيث فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ غَيْر أَبِي هُرَيْرَة وَإِسْنَاد أَبِي هُرَيْرَة رِجَاله ثِقَات إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مُنْقَطِعٌ قَالَ الْإِمَام أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل وَغَيْره لَمْ يَسْمَع خَلَّاس بْن عَمْرو الْهِجْرِيّ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة شَيْئًا…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2384
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2384
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2384

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 7212

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ عَنْ عَوْفٍ عَنْ خِلَاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطِيَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَأْكُلُ حَتَّى إِذَا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 9184

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَوْفٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خِلَاسٌ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي هِبَتِهِ مَثَلُ الْكَلْبِ إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 9985

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ خِلَاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

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أمثال الحديث لأبي الشيخ الأصبهاني (295)مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْطِي الْعَطِيَّةَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا ، كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ، ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ
شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (3809)مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطَائِهِ ، كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ ، قَاءَ ، ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ ، فَأَكَلَهُ
مساوئ الأخلاق للخرائطي (502)الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ ، أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ، ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ
مسند الشاميين للطبراني (1883)مَثَلُ الْمُرَاجِعِ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ ، أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَأَكَلَهُ
مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4426)مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطَائِهِ ، كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ ، أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ، ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ ، فَأَكَلَهُ
مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (21111)مثل الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطِيَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ ، أَكَلَ حَتَّى إذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ

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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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