Chapter: The Dislike of a Person’s Reclaiming a Gift Before It Has Been Delivered to the Recipient

1612 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever takes back his gift is like a dog that returns to its vomit.” Agreed upon.

Another wording states: “The example of one who retracts his charity is like that of a dog that vomits, then returns to its vomit and eats it.”

A third wording reads: “The one who goes back on his gift is like the one who goes back to his vomit.”

1613 – ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I once donated a horse for the sake of Allah, but the man who had it neglected it. I wanted to buy it back, thinking he would sell it…”