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(Book 17, Hadith 50) #35679
The Sincerity of Charity

SUMMARY: Giving charity should be done with sincerity and not taken back, as it is like a dog swallowing its own vomit.

Yahya related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam that his father said that he had heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say, "I once gave a noble horse to carry somebody in the way of Allah, and the man neglected it. I wished to buy it back from him and I thought that he would sell it cheaply. I asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about it and he said, 'Do not buy it, even if he gives it to you for one dirham, for someone who takes back his sadaqa is like a dog swallowing its own vomit'. "
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ عَتِيقٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ - وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي هُوَ عِنْدَهُ قَدْ أَضَاعَهُ - فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَهُ مِنْهُ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ بَائِعُهُ بِرُخْصٍ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَشْتَرِهِ وَإِنْ أَعْطَاكَهُ بِدِرْهَمٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّ الْعَائِدَ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ

TOPICS
charity  *  sincerity  *  generosity  *  sadaqa  *  ikhlas  *  tawwabur

QUICK LESSONS:
Give away your wealth for the sake of Allah with sincerity and generosity without expecting anything in return or taking it back later on .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of giving charity with sincerity and generosity. It is narrated by Yahya who heard it from Zayd ibn Aslam, whose father heard it from Umar ibn al-Khattab. In this hadith, Umar was talking about a noble horse he gave away in the way of Allah but was neglected by the recipient. He wanted to buy it back but was advised against doing so by Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, as taking back charity is like a dog swallowing its own vomit. This teaches us that when we give away something in charity or sadaqa, we should do so sincerely without expecting anything in return or taking it back later on. We should also be generous when giving away our wealth for the sake of Allah as this will bring us closer to Him and earn His blessings in return.

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