Hadith 8975

Chapter 14

باب 14

(14) باب فِي الْهِبَةِ وَالشُّفْعَةِ

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

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) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 105