Sahih al-Bukhari 2970

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) · Hadith 179

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ، سَأَلَ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ، فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُبَاعُ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم آشْتَرِيهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَشْتَرِهِ، وَلاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:I gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity

Umar bin Al-Khattab bataate hain: Maine Allah ki raah mein istemal hone ke liye ek ghoda diya, magar baad mein maine dekha ke woh becha jaane wala hai. Maine Nabi se pucha kya main use khareed sakta hoon. Unhone kaha, "Ise mat khareedo aur apna sadqe ka tohfa wapas mat lo."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2970 · Book 56, Hadith 179

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