Sahih al-Bukhari 3003

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) · Hadith 212

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَابْتَاعَهُ ـ أَوْ فَأَضَاعَهُ ـ الَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَهُ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَهُ، وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ بَائِعُهُ بِرُخْصٍ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَشْتَرِهِ وَإِنْ بِدِرْهَمٍ، فَإِنَّ الْعَائِدَ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Aslam:I heard `Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, "I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and the person who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap. I consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, "Do not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he who takes back his gift is like a dog swallowing its vomit

Aslam bataate hain: Maine Umar bin Al-Khattab ko kehte suna, "Maine ek ghoda Allah ki raah mein istemal hone ke liye diya aur us shaks ne, jise woh mila, use bechne ka iraada kiya ya use la-parwaahi se rakha. Isliye maine use khareedne ki khwahish ki kyunke mujhe laga ke woh use saste mein bech dega. Maine Nabi se salaah li jinhone kaha, 'Ise mat khareedo chahe ek Dirham mein hi kyun na ho, kyunke jo apna sadqe ka tohfa wapas leta hai woh us kutte jaisa hai jo apni ulti khud khata hai.'"

Sahih al-Bukhari 3003 · Book 56, Hadith 212

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