Hadith 22449

Chapter 37

باب 37

(37) باب إِذَا حَمَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فَهْوَ كَالْعُمْرَى وَالصَّدَقَةِ

(37) Chapter: If somebody gives another person a horse (as a gift)
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حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، يَسْأَلُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، قَالَ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُبَاعُ، فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لاَ تَشْتَرِ، وَلاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ ".

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Once I gave a horse (for riding) in Allah's Cause. Later I saw it being sold. I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (whether I could buy it). He said, "Don't buy it, for you should not get back what you have given in charity."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2636

In-book reference: Book 51, Hadith 68

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 47, Hadith 804