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Sahih al-Bukhari 1490 (Book 24, Hadith 90) #1429
The Virtue of Charity

SUMMARY: Giving charity is a noble act and should not be taken back, even if the seller is willing to sell it for a low price.

Narrated 'Umar: Once I gave a horse in Allah's Cause (in charity) but that person did not take care of it. I intended to buy it, as I thought he would sell it at a low price. So, I asked the Prophet (pbuh) about it. He said, "Neither buy, nor take back your alms which you have given, even if the seller were willing to sell it for one Dirham, for he who takes back his alms is like the one who swallows his own vomit".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَأَضَاعَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَهُ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَهُ، وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَبِيعُهُ بِرُخْصٍ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَشْتَرِ وَلاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ، وَإِنْ أَعْطَاكَهُ بِدِرْهَمٍ، فَإِنَّ الْعَائِدَ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ كَالْعَائِدِ فِي قَيْئِهِ

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  selflessness  *  gratitude

QUICK LESSONS:
Give charity generously without expecting anything in return; Show gratitude towards those who have helped you; Do not take back your alms once you have given them away; Be generous with your wealth and possessions; Have faith that Allah will reward you for your good deeds both in this life and the hereafter.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrated by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab speaks about the virtue of charity. It teaches us that giving charity is an honorable act and should not be taken back, even if the seller is willing to sell it for a low price. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) compared taking back one's own alms to someone who swallows their own vomit, which shows how disliked this action is in Islam. This hadith also encourages us to be generous with our wealth and possessions as Allah will reward us for our good deeds in this life and the hereafter. Furthermore, it teaches us that we should always show gratitude towards those who have helped us or given something to us in any way possible.

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