Sahih al-Bukhari, 6975
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eemfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromAyoub al-Sakhtiyanifrom'Ikramafromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ، لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ
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English translation
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who takes back his gift is like a dog swallowing its own vomit, and we (believers) should not act according to this bad example."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 90, Hadith 22
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 105 (deprecated numbering scheme)