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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الهبة والهديةIssues of Gifts and Presents
بَابُ النَّهْي أَنْ يَرْجِعَ الرَّجُلُ فِي هِيَتِهِ إِلَّا الْوَالِدُChapter: Prohibition of taking back a gift except for a parent
Hadith 6296
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطِيَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَأْكُلُ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَأَكَلَهُ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of a person who takes back his gift is like that of a dog who keeps eating until he is full, then vomits, and then starts licking his own vomit.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The implication of all the aforementioned ahadith is that something given as a gift cannot be taken back, because its example is an evil one, and it has already been mentioned in hadith number (6289) that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((لَیْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْئِ۔)) … “For us, there is no evil example.” However, the following hadith related to this subject is worthy of attention.
