No. 3949

Umar b. Khattab (Allaah be pleased with him) reported: I donated a pedigree horse in the path of Allaah. Its possesser made it languish. I thought that he would sell it at a cheap price. I asked Allaah's Menengsr (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) about it, whereupon he said: Don't buy it and do not get back your charity, for one who gets back the charity is like a dog who swallows its vomit. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Malik b. Anas with the same chain of transmitters but with this addition:" Don't buy that even if he gives you for one dirham."

No. 3950

Zaid b. Aslam reported on the authority of his father that 'Umar (Allaah be pleased with him) donated a horse in the path of Allaah. He found that it had languished in the hand of its possessor, and he was a man of meagre resources He (Hadrat 'Umar) intended to buy it. He came to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Don't buy that even if you get it for a dirham for he who gets back the charity is like a dog which swallows its vomit.

No. 3951

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid b. Aslam with the same chain of transmitters but with this (change) that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Malik and Rauh (he was the son of Qisirn) is more complete and lengthy.

No. 3952

Ibn 'Umar reported that 'Umar b. al-Khattib (Allaah be pleased with him) donated a horse in the path of Allaah and (later on) he found it being sold, and he decided to buy that. He asked the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) about it. whereupon he (the Prophet) said: Don't buy that and do not get back what you gave in charity.

No. 3953

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar through another chain of transmitters.

No. 3954

Salim reported from Ibn Umar (Allaah be pleased with them) that 'Umar donated a horse in the path of Allaah and then found it being sold, and he decided to buy that. He asked Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) about it, whereupon Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Umar, do not get back what you gave as charity.

No. 3955

Ibn 'Abbas (Allaah be pleased with them) reported Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) having said this: He who gets back his charity is like a dog which vomit, and then returns to that and eats it.

No. 3956

A hadith like this is reported on the authority of Muhammad son of Fatima (Allaah be pleased with her) daughter of Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam).

No. 3957

Ibn Abbas (Allaah be pleased with them) reported: I heard Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) 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.

No. 3958

Ibn Abbas (Allaah be pleased with them) reported Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: One who gets back the gift is like one who eats vomit.

No. 3959

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.

No. 3960

Abdullah b. Tawus reported on the authority of his father who reported from Ibn Abas (Allaah be pleased with them) who reported from Allaah's Messenger 'sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) that he said: One who gets back his gift is like a dog which vomits and then swallows that vomit.