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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Gifts

Sahih Muslim 1622d

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Taking Back One's Charity After It Has Been Accepted, Except In The Case Of What A Father Gives To A Son Or Grandson

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1622d

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَصَدَّقُ بِصَدَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ قَيْأَهُ ‏"

Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported:

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: The similitude of one who gives a charity and then gets it back is like that of a dog which vomits and then eats its vomit.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1622d) and Ahmad (No. 2491).

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  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (10564)إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَصَدَّقُ ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ، ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ قَيْأَهُ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4487)مَا مثل الَّذِي يَتَصَدَّقُ بِصَدَقَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ ، كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ، ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ قَيْئِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4488)مَا مثل الَّذِي يَتَصَدَّقُ بِصَدَقَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ ، كَالَّذِي يَقِيءُ ، ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ قَيْئَهُ

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