مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
Prohibition of returning a horse given in Allah’s cause
Hadith 15
15 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ يَسْأَلُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: حَمَلْتُ عَلَي فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُبَاعُ، فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَشْتَرِيهِ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا تَشْتَرِهِ، وَلَا تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ»
Imam Malik bin Anas asked Zaid bin Aslam, so Zaid narrated: I heard my father narrate that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this: I gave a horse in the way of Allah (to participate in jihad), then later, I saw that horse being sold, so I asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): Should I buy it? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not buy it, and do not take back what you have given in charity."
