Sahih al-Bukhari 2971

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) · Hadith 180

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، حَمَلَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَوَجَدَهُ يُبَاعُ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَبْتَاعَهُ، فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَبْتَعْهُ، وَلاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:`Umar gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on he found it being sold. So, he intended to buy it and asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity

Abdullah bin Umar bataate hain: Umar ne Allah ki raah mein istemal hone ke liye ek ghoda diya, magar baad mein unhone dekha ke woh becha jaane wala hai. Isliye unhone ise khareedne ka iraada kiya aur Allah ke Rasool se pucha jinhone kaha, "Ise mat khareedo aur apna sadqe ka tohfa wapas mat lo."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2971 · Book 56, Hadith 180

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