أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ نَافِعٍ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَهَبَ هِبَةً ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مِنْ وَلَدِهِ قَالَ طَاوُسٌ کُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ وَأَنَا صَغِيرٌ عَائِدٌ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَلَمْ نَدْرِ أَنَّهُ ضَرَبَ لَهُ مَثَلًا قَالَ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِکَ فَمَثَلُهُ کَمَثَلِ الْکَلْبِ يَأْکُلُ ثُمَّ يَقِيئُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3727
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.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020