أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَرْجِعُ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ کَمَثَلِ الْکَلْبِ يَرْجِعُ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَيَأْکُلُهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3728
‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The likeness of the one who takes back his gift, is that of a dog which goes back to its vomit and eats it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020