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Sunan an-Nasai 3692 (Book 32, Hadith 5) #18306
Giving and Taking Back Gifts

SUMMARY: It is not permissible to give a gift and take it back, except from one's son. The likeness of the one who does that is that of a dog which eats then vomits, then goes back to its vomit.

It was narrated that Tawus said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'It is not permissible for anyone to give a gift then take it back, except from one's son'." Tawus said: "When I was young I used to hear (the phrase), 'The one who goes back to his vomit,' but we did not realize that this was a similitude". He said: "The likeness of the one who does that is that of a dog which eats then vomits, then goes back to its vomit".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَهَبَ هِبَةً ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ طَاوُسٌ كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ وَأَنَا صَغِيرٌ عَائِدٌ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَلَمْ نَدْرِ أَنَّهُ ضَرَبَ لَهُ مَثَلاً قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَأْكُلُ ثُمَّ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ

TOPICS
gift  *  take  *  son  *  vomit  *  hadiyyah  *  qabd  *  ibn  *  khabal

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your promises when giving gifts .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about the importance of keeping our promises when it comes to giving gifts. According to this hadith, it is not permissible for anyone to give a gift and then take it back, except from one's son. The Prophet Muhammad used an example of a dog eating and vomiting before going back to its vomit as an illustration for this concept. This means that if someone gives something away but takes it back later on, they are like the dog in this example; they are going against their own word or promise by taking something back after giving it away. This hadith also teaches us about being responsible with our words and actions; we should think carefully before making any promises or commitments so that we can keep them in the future without having to go against them later on.

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