Hadith Details
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كتاب الهبات
The Chapters on Gifts
" إِنَّ مَثَلَ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطِيَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَأَكَلَهُ "
“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.”
More from The Chapters on Gifts
Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 2383
“Umra belongs to the one to whom it is given, and Ruqba belongs to the one to whom it is given.”
- Hadith 2385
“The one who takes back his gift is like the one who goes back to his vomit.”
- Hadith 2382
“There is no Ruqba. Whoever is given a gift on the basis of Ruqba, it belongs to him, whether he lives or dies.”
- Hadith 2386
“The one who takes back his gift is like the dog that goes back to its vomit.”
- Hadith 2381
the Prophet (ﷺ) ruled that a gift given for life belongs to the heirs (of the recipient).
- Hadith 2387
“A man has more right to his gift so long as he has not gotten something in return for it.”