أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْئِ الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ کَالْکَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3734
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘It does not befit us to leave bad examples. The one who takes back his gift is like the dog which goes back to its vomit.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020